Tennessee

Tennessee

NO Registered Patient Population

0% of Total Population Represented by Patients

0 Total Medical Retail Locations Currently in Operation

N/A Ratio of Patients to Retail Location

CBD treatment is legal in Tennessee. Patients with a legal recommendation may possess CBD oils with no more than 0.9 percent THC. Only public universities are authorized to grow and manufacture that oil.

Patient Rights and Civil Protection	34/100
Arrest Protection 20/40 Affirmative Defense 9/15 Parental Rights Protections 0/10 DUI Protections 0/5 Employment Protections 0/5 Explicit Privacy Standards 0/7 Housing Protections 5/5 Does Not Create New Criminal Penalties for Patients 0/5 Organ Transplants 0/5 Reciprocity 0/3
Access to Medicine	9/100
Allows Distribution Programs 0/40 – Allows Access to Dried Flowers 0/15 – Allows Delivery 0/5 – No Sales Tax or Reasonable Sales Tax 0/5 – Allows for a Reasonable Number of Dispensaries 0/5 – Does Not Require Vertical Integration 0/2 – Ownership/Employment Restrictions 0/2 – Provisions for Labor Standards 0/2 – Environmental Impact Regulations 0/2 – Choice of Dispensary Without Restrictions 0/2 Noncommercial Cultivation 0/20 – Personal Cultivation 0/15 – Collective Gardening 0/5 Explicit Right to Edibles/Concentrates/Other Forms 3/10 Does not Impose Bans or Limits on THC 1/10 Does not Impose Bans on CBD 5/10 Local Bans/Zoning 0/10
Ease of Navigation	40/100
Comprehensive Qualifying Conditions 20/50 Adding New Conditions 0/10 – Law/Regulations Allow for New Conditions 0/5 – System Works for Adding New Conditions 0/5 Reasonable Access for Minors 6/10 Reasonable Caregiver Background Checks 0/4 Number of Caregivers 0/2 Patient/Practitioner-Focused Task Force or Advisory Board 2/2 Reasonable Fees (Patients and Caregivers) 6/10 Allows Multiple-Year Registrations 0/2 Reasonable Physician Requirements 3/5 Does Not Classify Cannabis as a Medicine of Last Resort 3/5
Functionality	33/100
Patients Able to Access Medicine at Dispensaries or by Cultivation 10/50 No Significant Administrative or Supply Problems 5/15 Patients Can Receive Legal Protections Within Reasonable Time Frame of Doctor's Recommendation 8/10 Reasonable Possession Limits 5/5 Reasonable Purchase Limits 0/5 Allows Patients to Medicate Where They Choose 3/5 Covered by Insurance/State Health Aid 0/3 Financial Hardship (Fee Waivers/Discount Medicine) 2/7
Consumer Safety and Provider Requirements	0/100
Dispensing 0/25 Staff Training 0/5 Standard Operating Procedures 0/5 – Facility Sanitary Conditions 0/1.25 – Storage Protocols 0/1.25 – Reasonable Security Protocols 0/1.25 – Inventory Control 0/1.25 Recall Protocol and Adverse Event Reporting 0/5 Product Labeling 0/5 – Product Contents, Including Source Material Identification 0/1.67 – Allergens 0/1.67 – Potency/Compound Identification 0/1.67 Required Testing 0/5 – Active Compound Identification 0/1.67 – Contaminants 0/1.67 – Potency 0/1.67 Grow/Cultivation 0/25 Staff Training 0/5 Standard Operating Procedures 0/5 – Facility and Equipment Sanitary Conditions 0/0.71 – Workforce Safety Protocols 0/0.71 – Storage Protocols (Short-Term and Long-Term Storage) 0/0.71 – Reasonable Security Protocols 0/0.71 – Batch and Lot Tracking 0/0.71 – Disposal/Waste 0/0.71 – Water Management 0/0.71 Pesticide Guidance 0/5 – Pesticide Guidance 0/2.5 – Pesticide Labeling 0/2.5 Required Testing 0/5 – Active Ingredient Identification 0/1.25 – Contaminants 0/1.25 – Potency 0/1.25 – Sample Retention 0/1.25 Recall Protocol and Adverse Event Reporting 0/5 Manufacturing 0/25 Staff Training 0/5 Standard Operating Procedures 0/5 – Facility and Equipment Sanitary Conditions 0/1 – Workforce Safety Protocols 0/1 – Storage Protocols 0/1 – Reasonable Security Protocols 0/1 – Batch and Lot Tracking 0/1 Product Labeling 0/5 – Product Contents, Including Source Material Identification 0/1.67 – Allergens 0/1.67 – Potency and Compound Information 0/1.67 Required Testing 0/5 – Active Ingredient Identification 0/1 – Contaminants 0/1 – Potency 0/1 – Shelf Life Testing 0/1 – Sample Retention 0/1 Recall Protocol and Adverse Event Reporting 0/5 Laboratory Operations 0/25 Staff Training 0/5 Method Validation in Accordance with AHPA Guidelines 0/5 Result Reporting 0/5 Independent or Third Party 0/5 Standard Operating Procedures and Protocols 0/5 – Equipment and Instrument Calibration 0/0.83 – Sample Tracking 0/0.83 – Facility and Equipment Sanitary Conditions 0/0.83 – Disposal/Waste 0/0.83 – Storage Protocols 0/0.83 – Workforce Safety Protocols 0/0.83
Covid Response	0/20
Delivery Available? 0/6 Curbside Pickup Available? 0/2 Medical Cannabis Essential? 0/7 Telemedicine Available? 0/5
Excerpted from ASA's 2020 State of the States Report.

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