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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Apr. 3, 2015) – Today, a Tennessee bill that would nullify in practice certain Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that prevent terminally ill patients from accessing treatments was passed unanimously by the state House. Rep. Jon Lundberg...
A Tennessee state senate bill to ban law enforcement from obtaining cellphone location tracking information without a warrant has passed through both chambers of the legislature, although an amendment was added late in the process that could prove hazardous to privacy...
The Tennessee 4th Amendment Protection Act (HB1907) would ban the use of warrantless data in state courts, and create a mechanism to turn off resources to the NSA facility there. (learn more here) After passing through a subcommittee on Mar. 27, it will now have to...
A bill introduced in the Tennessee state house to legalize hemp farming and production passed through the Finance, Ways & Means Committee on Tuesday. House Bill 2445 (HB2445) was introduced on Feb. 5 by Rep. Jeremy Faison (R-Colby). The bill allows for a...
Two bills (SB1686 / HB1392) have been introduced in the State House and State Senate that would open up industrial hemp for cultivation in Tennessee, effectively nullifying the federal ban on hemp. The Senate Bill was promptly referred to the Judiciary Committee while...
