Tennessee MMJ?

[grimcreeper]

is there possibility. I Havent been able to find a glimmer of hope. I have a few friends that told me they just put another bill in, but i cant find aything on it.

 

[J-Blunt]

im interested too - not up to date on anything

 

[grimcreeper]

Anyone know anything?

 

[Pinball Wizard]

I follow the news very closely....there's nothing to write home about...hell, it took years for the lottery....

 

[whodi]

nothing new that i've heard.... just a matter of time though.

 

[Storm Crow]

So start sending your reps and congresspeople letters about MMJ! The more input they get the better! Feel free to use my "Granny Storm Crow's list- July 2009" (linked below in my sig) as a place to start educating them! Grab a couple of articles or abstracts, add a short letter and you're good to go! May I also suggest that you make a printed copy of your email and send it "snail mail"- politicians are more likely to respond to paper letters than emails.


Granny

 

[kaotic]

My rep has responded to every email written, good or bad so I can't complain. He is not pro pot though, be it medical or not. Same old gateway and morality argument. He'll probably slam a beer in a heartbeat though...

 

[puphdown]

NC will go medical before tennesse i'd think. Isn't a half ounce still a felony there? Thats how i remember and it hasn't been that long ago.

 

[kaotic]

Yup, we got shit laws. Everything's a damn felony. Mandatory minimums too. They're pretty good about diversion and probation though.

Incarceration


Fine
Possession
Any Amount misdemeanor 1 year $2,500
First convictions for any misdemeanor has a mandatory minimum fine of $250. Second convictions $500, and subsequent convictions, $1,000.
Cultivation
10 plants or less (weighing between 1/2 oz to 10 lbs) felony 1 - 6 years

$5,000
10 - 19 plants felony 2 - 12 years $50,000
20 - 99 plants felony 3 - 15 years $100,000
100 - 499 plants felony 8 - 30 years $200,000
500 plants or more felony 15 - 60 years $500,000
First convictions of any felony has a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000. Second convictions $3,000, and subsequent convictions $5,000.
Sale (1/2 oz or less see possession)
1/2 oz to 10 lbs felony 1 – 6 years $5,000
10 to 70 lbs felony
2 – 12 years
$5,000
70 to 300 lbs felony
8 - 30 years
$200,000
300 lbs or more felony 15 - 60 years $500,000
To a minor within 1,000 feet of a school felony increased penalty increased penalty
First convictions of any felony has a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000. Second convictions $3,000, and subsequent convictions $5,000.
Miscellaneous (paraphernalia, license suspensions, drug tax stamps, etc...)
Paraphernalia possession misdemeanor 1 year $2,500
Paraphernalia sale felony 1 - 6 years $3,000
Details

Possession, delivery or sale of one-half ounce or less is punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine up to $2,500.

For delivery or sale of amounts over one-half ounce the penalty increases to 1 - 6 years in prison and a fine up to $5,000. Delivery or sale of 10 pounds or more is punishable by 2 - 12 years in prison and a fine up to $5,000. For amounts of 70 pounds or more, the penalty increases to 8 - 30 years in prison and a fine up to $200,000. Delivery or sale of 300 pounds or more carries a penalty of 15 - 60 years in prison and a fine up to $500,000.

Any sale to a minor or any sale within 1,000 feet of a school increases the penalty classification one level.

Cultivation of 10 - 19 plants is punishable by 2 - 12 years in prison and a fine up to $50,000. For cultivation of 20 - 99 plants, the penalty increases to 3 - 15 years in prison and a fine up to $100,000. For 100 - 499 plants the penalty increases to 8 - 30 years in prison and a fine up to $200,000. Cultivation of 500 or more plants is punishable by 15 - 60 years in prison and a fine up to $500,000.

For all first convictions for misdemeanor drug offenses there is a mandatory minimum fine of $250. For second convictions the mandatory minimum increases to $500 and for subsequent convictions, it increases to $1,000. For all fist convictions of felony drug offenses there is a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000, increasing to $3,000 for second convictions and to $5,000 for any subsequent convictions.

The use or possession of paraphernalia is punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine up to $2,500. Sale of paraphernalia carries a penalty of 1 - 6 years in prison and a fine up to $3,000.

Something has changed recently with the possession laws I don't know about or they fucked up.

Stamp
State Code §67-4
Tax Rate $3.50/gram if owner possesses 42.5 grams or more
$.40/gram stems
Penalty for Nonpayment (Civil and Criminal ) 200% of tax and interest

This was ruled unconstitutional in 07.


Perfect climate to grow on the other hand. If you can hang with 99% humidity and 95-100 degree temps for 2 months of the year.

This appears to be kinda old.

Tennessee U.S. Rank
1995 Population /1 5,247,000 17
US Population Share 2.00% 17
Marijuana Market Share 11.96% 2
Estimated 1997 Eradication 50% 2
Low Retail Estimate of Harvest $3,020,000,000 2
High Retail Estimate of Harvest $4,830,000,000 2
Low Farm Value Estimate of Harvest $1,810,000,000 2
High Farm Value Estimate of Harvest $2,900,000,000 2
Ounce Price (Regional Retail Index) /2 $270 3
Estimated Production Weight (lb.) 698,451 1
Outdoor Sites Closed /3 2218 5
Greenhouses Closed /3 51 16
Total Plants Eradicated /3 1,117,522 1

Here's the 05 stats for all states, interesting stuff in here, check out South Dakota.

http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/pdf/t4382005.pdf