Legal Delta 8 Products
At the moment, it is legal to sell and use legal Delta-8 products in Tennessee
and most other states. This is because the psychoactive THC comes from legal
CBD extracted from hemp, which is also legal. The bill is sponsored by Sen.
Richard Briggs (R-Knoxville). It says that hemp and hemp products should be
added to the list of things that are illegal in Tennessee, which is marijuana.
These products would need to have a cannabinoid other than Delta-9 THC, like
Delta-8 in concentrations of more than 0.1 percent, and Delta-9 THC products
with concentrations of 0.3 percent or less by dry weight.
The change would make it illegal for anyone under 21 to buy
or sell Delta-8 products. Before selling it, stores would need proof of age,
and people won't be able to hand out samples of products with hemp-derived
cannabinoids on public streets, sidewalks, or in public parks.
It would make the state Department of Agriculture
responsible for enforcing them and sending reports to the General Assembly
about how they were being enforced. The change says that they will have to do
random, unannounced checks at places where Delta-8 products are sold. If the
law is passed, it would be a Class A misdemeanor to break it. In addition, the
amendment would add a 5% sales tax on top of the regular sales tax when Delta-8
products are sold. The money from this tax will be used to control the sales of
cannabinoid products made from hemp.
The Department of Agriculture would also need to give a
license to anyone or any business that makes or sells Delta-8. To get a
license, manufacturers will have to pay $500 and retailers will have to pay
$250. If you went to prison for a drug-related felony, you wouldn't be able to
get a license for at least ten years after you got out.
Licenses would need to be renewed every year, and the
amendment says that manufacturers can't sell directly to consumers unless they
also have a license to be a retailer. Cannabinoids made from hemp would also
need to be tested after they are made and before they are used in another
product. They will also have to have safety warnings that say how much
cannabinoids are in each serving and how much cannabinoids are in the whole
package.
Edible products won't be able to contain more than 25 mg of
THC per serving or be shaped like animals or cartoon characters. Retailers and
manufacturers also wouldn't be able to sell Delta-8 products to people under
the age of 21, even if they used mythical creatures or superheroes on the
packaging or in other marketing materials. The amendment also says that
employers would be able to keep drug-free workplace programs going or start new
ones. If it passes, the new version of the bill would become law on January 1,
2023.
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