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Tennessee Code Title 43. Agriculture and Horticulture § 43-27-203

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

<Subsecs. (b) through (e) are effective July 1, 2023. Subsec. (a) is effective July 1, 2024. See 2023 Pub.Acts, c. 423, § 6.>

(a)(1) It is an offense for a person or entity to engage in the business of manufacturing, producing, or selling products containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid in this state without a valid license required by this part.

(2) A product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid that is sold or offered for sale in violation of subdivision (a)(1) is subject to seizure and forfeiture pursuant to § 53-11-451.

(b)(1) It is an offense to knowingly sell or distribute a product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid without having first obtained proof of age from the purchaser or recipient.

(2) It is an offense for a person to knowingly sell or distribute a product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid to a person who is under twenty-one (21) years of age or to purchase a product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid on behalf of a person who is under twenty-one (21) years of age.

(3) It is an offense for a person to knowingly assist a person who is under twenty-one (21) years of age to purchase, acquire, receive, or attempt to purchase a product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid.

(4) It is an offense for a person who is under twenty-one (21) years of age to knowingly purchase, possess, or accept receipt of a product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid or to knowingly present purported proof of age that is false, fraudulent, or not actually that person's for the purpose of purchasing or receiving a product containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid.

(5) This subsection (b) does not preclude law enforcement efforts involving:

(A) The use of a minor if the minor's parent or legal guardian has consented to this action; or

(B) The use of a person under twenty-one (21) years of age who is not a minor if the individual has consented to this action.

(c) It is an offense to knowingly distribute samples of products containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid in or on a public street, sidewalk, or park.

(d) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(e) Notwithstanding this part to the contrary and except as provided in § 43-27-205, state and local law enforcement officers have concurrent jurisdiction to enforce violations of this section and § 43-27-204.

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