Boards and Commissions - As enacted, changes the qualifications for membership on the medical cannabis commission to include a patient caregiver and a subject matter expert with knowledge of how cannabis is cultivated, p, the official text

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                              PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 209

                                                    SENATE BILL NO. 299

                                                               By Haile

                                             Substituted for: House Bill No. 830

                                                         By Terry, Powell

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 68, Chapter 7, relative to the medical
          cannabis commission.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-7-103(a)(3), is amended by deleting the
subdivision and substituting:

                    (3) The governor shall appoint three (3) members:

                              (A) One (1) member who:

                                        (i) Is a patient who has been diagnosed with a qualifying medical
                              disease or condition and who can establish the diagnosis for purposes of
                              appointment to and service on the commission with a valid letter of attestation;
                              or

                                        (ii) Is the caregiver of a patient described in subdivision (a)(3)(A)(i) or
                              who was a caregiver for a patient as described in subdivision (a)(3)(A)(i) and
                              the patient is now deceased;

                              (B) One (1) member who is a subject matter expert with knowledge of how
                    cannabis is cultivated, processed, shipped, distributed, or prescribed for medical use;
                    and

                              (C) One (1) member who meets the qualifications for appointment under
                    subdivision (a)(3)(A) or (8).

          SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-7-109(d), is amended by deleting the
language "The commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the general assembly
relating to the medical use of cannabis in this state." and substituting "The commission shall report its
findings and recommendations, including, but not limited to, policy recommendations, to the general
assembly relating to the medical use of cannabis in this state:".

          SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 299

PASSED:  April 3, 2025

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                        ,'          RANDY McNlLLY

                        SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

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                        CAMERONSEXTON,SPEAKER

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

l:r:. APPROVED this  day of Apri I  2025

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