At the end of 2013, Tennessee marijuana legalization remained on the horizon. Possession of 28.5 grams or less was a misdemeanor and carried a fine between $250 and $1000 and a possible prison term up to six years. Selling any amount of cannabis is a felony, with a possible custodial sentence of up to 60 years. Cultivating the plant is also a felony for which a 60-year jail sentence and a possible fine of up to half a million bucks.
Penalties in nearby Kentucky are considerably less severe. Possession of less than eight ounces is a misdemeanor with a fine of $250 and no jail time. Sale or trafficking carries a jail sentence of between one and twenty years and fines of between $500 and $10,000. The maximum prison sentence for cultivation is no more than ten years and no more than a $10,000 fine.
In California, punishment for possessing small amounts (28.5 grams or one ounce) are practically nonexistent. Simple possession is regarded as an infraction, in the same manner as a traffic offense, and carries a fine of $100. You have to be a special kind of stupid to get caught with this small an amount. Penalties are modestly higher for amounts higher than 28.5 grams, use by minors or possession on school grounds.
Farmers in Tennessee are also forbidden from growing hemp, a highly useful plant that, although related to cannabis, does not produce the same "high" as cannabis. Hemp is as relevant to weed as corn bread is to moonshine. Hemp is a potentially useful plant commercially and can be made into plastics, food, paper, clothes, insulation and many other products. The problem here is that politicians do not understand that the two plants are not the same thing.
State Senator Frank Niceley, who happens to represent Strawberry Fields, is attempting to address the problem with hemp. He is planning to introduce legislation that will make cultivation legal. Local farmers, as well as health food buffs, welcome the move. Hemp seeds are loaded with prized omega-3 fatty acids as well as lots of protein. Ten other states are heading in the same direction.
Many American states recognize the utility of certain cannabis-derived compounds in a variety of medical conditions. Tennessee is not one of these states. Widely known to be a valuable therapeutic entity in Multiple Sclerosis, Crohn's disease, depression, epilepsy, AIDS, cancer pain and other conditions, it seems the Tennessee state legislators are not checking their inboxes. Families all over the state are leaving and moving their ailing families to Colorado, where views are more enlightened.
In Colorado, braced for a wave of marijuana immigrants, has long approved the medical use of cannabis. Here, patients with written permission from their doctors are able to possess up to 2 oz of cannabis weed for medicinal purposes. They may also cultivate up to six plants.
The world has come a long way since the 1938 film, "Reefer Madness." It will be interesting to see what direction Tennessee marijuana legalization takes in the future.
Penalties in nearby Kentucky are considerably less severe. Possession of less than eight ounces is a misdemeanor with a fine of $250 and no jail time. Sale or trafficking carries a jail sentence of between one and twenty years and fines of between $500 and $10,000. The maximum prison sentence for cultivation is no more than ten years and no more than a $10,000 fine.
In California, punishment for possessing small amounts (28.5 grams or one ounce) are practically nonexistent. Simple possession is regarded as an infraction, in the same manner as a traffic offense, and carries a fine of $100. You have to be a special kind of stupid to get caught with this small an amount. Penalties are modestly higher for amounts higher than 28.5 grams, use by minors or possession on school grounds.
Farmers in Tennessee are also forbidden from growing hemp, a highly useful plant that, although related to cannabis, does not produce the same "high" as cannabis. Hemp is as relevant to weed as corn bread is to moonshine. Hemp is a potentially useful plant commercially and can be made into plastics, food, paper, clothes, insulation and many other products. The problem here is that politicians do not understand that the two plants are not the same thing.
State Senator Frank Niceley, who happens to represent Strawberry Fields, is attempting to address the problem with hemp. He is planning to introduce legislation that will make cultivation legal. Local farmers, as well as health food buffs, welcome the move. Hemp seeds are loaded with prized omega-3 fatty acids as well as lots of protein. Ten other states are heading in the same direction.
Many American states recognize the utility of certain cannabis-derived compounds in a variety of medical conditions. Tennessee is not one of these states. Widely known to be a valuable therapeutic entity in Multiple Sclerosis, Crohn's disease, depression, epilepsy, AIDS, cancer pain and other conditions, it seems the Tennessee state legislators are not checking their inboxes. Families all over the state are leaving and moving their ailing families to Colorado, where views are more enlightened.
In Colorado, braced for a wave of marijuana immigrants, has long approved the medical use of cannabis. Here, patients with written permission from their doctors are able to possess up to 2 oz of cannabis weed for medicinal purposes. They may also cultivate up to six plants.
The world has come a long way since the 1938 film, "Reefer Madness." It will be interesting to see what direction Tennessee marijuana legalization takes in the future.
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