Pending the outcome of proposed legislation in support of Tennessee marijuana legalization, the penalties form misdemeanor possession of one-half ounce or less ranged between one to six years in prison and fines between $250 and $1,000. Sale of any amount of the drug, also known as cannabis, is a felony. Selling between one-half ounce and ten pounds carries a prison sentence of one to six years, escalating to between 15 and 60 years for 300 pounds or more. Cultivation, also a felony, carries a fine of between $5,000 and $500,000 and a jail sentence from one to sixty years.
Hop over the state border to the north to Kentucky and the penalties are far lower. Possessing less than eight ounces is considered a misdemeanor and carries a fine of $250 and no custodial sentence. Trafficking or selling cannabis attracts a maximum fine of $10,000 and a prison sentence up to 20 years. Convictions for cultivation are similar to those for trafficking; maximum of ten years' imprisonment and maximum $10,000 fine.
At the other extreme is California, where possession of one ounce or less is practically legal. Possessing small amounts for personal use are regarded in the same vein as a traffic infraction if you are dumb enough to get caught. Penalties increase for possession on school grounds or use by minors.
Hemp is a plant that is botanically related to cannabis but does not produce the same "high." Used to make commercially important products as clothing, food, plastics, insulation and other very useful commodities, Tennessee crop farmers are not permitted to grow it. This is the same thing as saying they can't grow corn because you can make whiskey out of it. Meanwhile, hemp producers in Canada are enjoying a bustling trade in hemp-related health foods and other products.
Senator Frank Niceley, of Strawberry Fields, is drafting a bill that would legalize hemp. Not only are local crop farmers behind the move, but health food enthusiasts are rooting for it, too. Hemp seeds contain abundant protein and the highly desirable omega-3 fatty acids. Ten other states, including Kentucky, are aiming to legalize hemp.
A number of American states have legalized the use of cannabis for medical purposes. Tennessee is not one of these states. Certain chemicals in the plant have proven themselves to have significant therapeutic benefit in conditions like depression, AIDS, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease, epilepsy and many others. This info has clearly not made it into the inboxes of the state's legislators. Families are moving their families from Tennessee and into Colorado, where medical marijuana use is allowed, in order to get their children the treatment they so desperately need.
Meanwhile, Colorado is braced for an influx of marijuana tourists. In November 2000, Colorado voters approved an amendment to the State Constitution that legalized the medical use of cannabis. Certain patients, with written medical consent, are allowed to possess up to two ounces of medicinal cannabis and cultivate up to six plants.
The 1938 film, "Reefer Madness, " portrayed cannabis as a demonic danger that leads to violent behavior. We now know this is not the truth. Tennessee marijuana legalization is going to be a topic worth watching as the future unfolds.
Hop over the state border to the north to Kentucky and the penalties are far lower. Possessing less than eight ounces is considered a misdemeanor and carries a fine of $250 and no custodial sentence. Trafficking or selling cannabis attracts a maximum fine of $10,000 and a prison sentence up to 20 years. Convictions for cultivation are similar to those for trafficking; maximum of ten years' imprisonment and maximum $10,000 fine.
At the other extreme is California, where possession of one ounce or less is practically legal. Possessing small amounts for personal use are regarded in the same vein as a traffic infraction if you are dumb enough to get caught. Penalties increase for possession on school grounds or use by minors.
Hemp is a plant that is botanically related to cannabis but does not produce the same "high." Used to make commercially important products as clothing, food, plastics, insulation and other very useful commodities, Tennessee crop farmers are not permitted to grow it. This is the same thing as saying they can't grow corn because you can make whiskey out of it. Meanwhile, hemp producers in Canada are enjoying a bustling trade in hemp-related health foods and other products.
Senator Frank Niceley, of Strawberry Fields, is drafting a bill that would legalize hemp. Not only are local crop farmers behind the move, but health food enthusiasts are rooting for it, too. Hemp seeds contain abundant protein and the highly desirable omega-3 fatty acids. Ten other states, including Kentucky, are aiming to legalize hemp.
A number of American states have legalized the use of cannabis for medical purposes. Tennessee is not one of these states. Certain chemicals in the plant have proven themselves to have significant therapeutic benefit in conditions like depression, AIDS, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease, epilepsy and many others. This info has clearly not made it into the inboxes of the state's legislators. Families are moving their families from Tennessee and into Colorado, where medical marijuana use is allowed, in order to get their children the treatment they so desperately need.
Meanwhile, Colorado is braced for an influx of marijuana tourists. In November 2000, Colorado voters approved an amendment to the State Constitution that legalized the medical use of cannabis. Certain patients, with written medical consent, are allowed to possess up to two ounces of medicinal cannabis and cultivate up to six plants.
The 1938 film, "Reefer Madness, " portrayed cannabis as a demonic danger that leads to violent behavior. We now know this is not the truth. Tennessee marijuana legalization is going to be a topic worth watching as the future unfolds.
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