§ 43-27-103 — Prohibited acts - Exceptions

(a) The following acts within this state are prohibited: (1) Possession of rooted hemp by any person, other than a common carrier, without a valid license issued by the department; (2) Possession of cannabis with THC concentrations greater than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis; (3) Failure to pay upon reasonable notice any license, sampling, or inspection fee assessed by the department; (4) Violation of this chapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter; or (5) Willful hindrance of the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent in performance of their official duties. (b) It is an exception to the application of subdivision (a)(2) that the only cannabis with a THC concentration greater than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis in the person's possession was hemp concentrate and the person was transporting the hemp concentrate within this state from the location where the hemp concentrate was produced to a location where the hemp concentrate was to be reconstituted into consumer products with a THC concentration of not more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%); provided, however, that the person transporting the hemp concentrate under this subsection (b) must maintain proof of a grower's license from the department in the transport vehicle.

Legislative History

Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 87, s 12, eff. 4/4/2019.