Tennessee Passes D9 Hemp Law

Dear Client: Last week, Texas passed a bill to ban all hemp-derived intoxicating hemp, including beverages.  Tennessee opted to go the other way. Tenn Governor Bill Lee signed HB1376 into law last week, marking significant regulatory changes for the state's hemp industry. The new law introduces a regulatory framework that strongly mirrors the alcohol industry's established three-tier system, pulling hemp products explicitly into alcohol’s regulatory and operational orbit. Tennessee’s new hemp legislation includes a ban on THCa flower with a