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Dec 6, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | J. Hunter Robinson |Whitt Steineker |Slates Veazey
Part of the reason we started a Cannabis Industry team at a Southeastern-based law firm before any Southeastern state had adopted a marijuana program was because we had a hunch that the expansion of cannabis would eventually make its way to our neck of the woods. And we guess it was just kind of a slow day around the office. It turns out that our hunch – which even we are modest enough to admit was pretty much obvious and inevitable – turned out to be true.
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May 1, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | J. Hunter Robinson |Whitt Steineker |Slates Veazey
Cue the Ron Paul “It’s Happening” gif and shout it from the rooftops: DEA will reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, per a report from the AP.
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Apr 30, 2024 | 
cannabislaw.report | Slates Veazey |Daniel Shortt |Hilary Bricken |J. Hunter Robinson
My inbox is jammed with updates, quotes about from I to III happening. AP appear to have the most realistic take at the momentThey writeWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Whitt Steineker |Slates Veazey |J. Hunter Robinson |Nathan Viebrock
It’s been, like, a whole year since our last 420 blog post, man. And the past year made way for even more of the choicest blog posts about cannabis industry topics ranging from the business of THC, CBD, the Deltas, Medical Marijuana, hemp, and more.
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Nov 9, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | J. Hunter Robinson
As we’ve noted before, Tennessee is likely to be the last Deep South state to legalize medical cannabis. But given the pace at which states have legalized (38 states plus the District of Columbia), last doesn’t necessarily mean far away. In fact, Tennessee began laying the foundation for a medical cannabis program in May 2021, when the Tennessee Legislature enacted a statute that created the Tennessee Medical Cannabis Commission (TMCC).
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Nov 8, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | J. Hunter Robinson
As we’ve noted before, Tennessee is likely to be the last Deep South state to legalize medical cannabis. But given the pace at which states have legalized (38 states plus the District of Columbia), last doesn’t necessarily mean far away. In fact, Tennessee began laying the foundation for a medical cannabis program in May 2021, when the Tennessee Legislature enacted a statute that created the Tennessee Medical Cannabis Commission (TMCC).
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Nov 8, 2023 | 
lexology.com | J. Hunter Robinson
Click here to listen to the audioAs we’ve noted before, Tennessee is likely to be the last Deep South state to legalize medical cannabis. But given the pace at which states have legalized (38 states plus the District of Columbia), last doesn’t necessarily mean far away. In fact, Tennessee began laying the foundation for a medical cannabis program in May 2021, when the Tennessee Legislature enacted a statute that created the Tennessee Medical Cannabis Commission (TMCC).
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | J. Hunter Robinson |Whitt Steineker |Slates Veazey
According to a report from Bloomberg News, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is officially recommending to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) that marijuana be moved from Schedule I to Schedule III under federal law.
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Whitt Steineker |J. Hunter Robinson |Slates Veazey
According to a report from Bloomberg News, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is officially recommending to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) that marijuana be moved from Schedule I to Schedule III under federal law.
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May 10, 2023 | 
natlawreview.com | J. Hunter Robinson
While it appears likely that Tennessee will be the last Deep South state to legalize medical cannabis (as we wrote about here), it has always been a favorable state for the hemp industry. The Tennessee Legislature just came through for hemp operators again by passing an industry-friendly bill, SB0378/HB403, to regulate the production, distribution, and sale of products containing psychoactive, hemp-derived cannabinoids like delta-8 and delta-10 THC.
