Tennessee: Medical Marijuana Bill's Sponsor 'Very Hopeful'
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsPast medical marijuana bills have gained little traction in the Tennessee Legislature, and both Democratic sponsors of the last bill, proposed in 2012, lost re-election bids...
View ArticleTennessee: Marijuana Activists Announce 'The Wall' In Support Of Medical...
By Steve Elliott Hemp News"The Wall," a project in support of the Koozer-Kuhn Medical Cannabis Act, has been announced by MMJ for Tennesseans and Tennessee for Medical Marijuana. The wall features...
View ArticleTennessee: Governor Signs CBD-Only 'Study' Bill Into Law
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsTennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed a very limited, CBD-only, medical marijuana "study" bill into law last Friday. Sadly, the bill may not ever result in relief for any...
View ArticleHippie Leader Stephen Gaskin, Author of 'Cannabis Spirituality,' Dies At 79
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsStephen Gaskin, the tie-dye wearing hippie philosopher who founded The Farm commune in Tennessee and authored books including "Cannabis Spirituality," died Tuesday morning at...
View ArticleU.S.: National Cannabis Patients Wall Project Reaches 15,000 Patients
A dedicated group of national cannabis activists, advocates and patients has announced their intent to create The National Cannabis Patients Wall -- a major mobile “wall” memorial in support of medical...
View ArticleTennessee: GOP Medical Marijuana Bill: Eat It Or Rub It On, But Don't Smoke It
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsTennessee's weirdly Puritan attitude towards cannabis is being highlighted this week by a medical marijuana bill being drawn up by Republican state lawmakers.Those drafting...
View ArticleTennessee: Medical Marijuana Bill Moving Through State House
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsA Republican-sponsored bill that would legalize the medicinal use of marijuana for some debilitating conditions is making its way through the state House.The Jackson Sun...
View ArticleGlobal: National Cannabis Patients Wall Humanizes Patients In 40 Countries
The National Cannabis Patients Wall, a nonprofit advocacy organization working to humanize and change medical marijuana laws founded in 2014 in Tennessee, now reaches 40 countries around the world and...
View ArticleU.S.: Marijuana Arrest Turns Into Music Career For Chief Greenbud
A simple marijuana possession charge in a small Nashville suburb back in 2005 changed the career trajectory of a small business owner and songwriter. When he saw firsthand how the system handles those...
View ArticleU.S.: National Cannabis Patients Wall Passes 18,000 Members
The National Cannabis Patients Wall, a nonprofit advocacy organization working to change the perception of medical cannabis and its legislation, and humanize the perception of its patients, on Tuesday...
View ArticleTennessee: Hemp Harvest Leaves Farmers Disappointed
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsBureaucratic regulations and a late start hampered hemp farmers in Tennessee this year. The underwhelming return on the first legal hemp crop in 70 years has left them...
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