Tennessee Code Title 68. Health, Safety and Environmental Protection § 68-7-109

(a) In anticipation of a potential rescheduling or descheduling of marijuana from Schedule I of the federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. § 801, et seq.), the commission shall examine federal laws, the effectiveness of other states’ laws and legislation, and laws and legislation in this state relating to the medical use of cannabis, specifically considering issues relating to:

(b) For the purposes of facilitating patient reciprocity with other states, the commission shall prioritize the recommendations for the creation of a patient registration process or program that includes patients with a qualifying medical disease or condition recommended by the commission.

(c) The commission shall prepare recommendations for how best to establish an effective, patient-focused medical cannabis program in this state and include proposed legislation in its recommendations, including provisions that create an independent and financially self-sufficient commission, to be governed by its appointed members, to administer the program. With its recommendations regarding self-sufficiency, the commission shall also include a strategy for repaying the state general fund for appropriations it receives to establish the commission and any subsequent medical cannabis program.

(d) The commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the general assembly relating to the medical use of cannabis in this state. The report must be submitted in writing to the chief clerks of the senate and the house of representatives and the legislative librarian no later than January 1 of each year, beginning in 2022. The report may be submitted electronically.