Controlled Substances

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the exact nature or extent of updates to Tennessee Code Annotated sections.

Medical Cannabis Commission Reports

This bill requires reports from the Tennessee Medical Cannabis Commission to include an analysis of Executive Order No. 14370 and any subsequent federal actions that affect medical marijuana and cannabidiol research.

What This Bill Does

• Requires reports submitted by the Medical Cannabis Commission on or after January 1, 2027, to include an analysis of the effects of Executive Order No. 14370 and any subsequent federal action on increasing medical marijuana and cannabidiol research.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Medical Cannabis Commission of Tennessee

Terms To Know

Medical Cannabis Commission

A group that oversees and reports on the use of medical marijuana in Tennessee.

Executive Order No. 14370

An order from a federal executive branch official that affects policies related to medical cannabis research.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if the commission fails to include this information in their reports.
• It is unclear how much detail or analysis the commission must provide about federal actions and their effects on research.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1583
By Walley
SB1583
010768
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38;
Title 39; Title 40; Title 43; Title 53; Title 67 and
Title 68, relative to controlled substances.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-7-109(d), is amended by adding
the following language to the end of the subsection:
Reports submitted on or after January 1, 2027, must include an analysis of the effects of
Exec. Order No. 14370 and any subsequent federal action on increasing medical
marijuana and cannabidiol research.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.