[Effective 7/1/2024]

(a) This part does not permit a person to:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-27-210

  • Manufacture: means to compound, blend, extract, infuse, cook, or otherwise make or prepare products containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid, including the processes of extraction, infusion, packaging, repackaging, labeling, and relabeling of products containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid. See Tennessee Code 43-27-202
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Undertake any task under the influence of a hemp-derived cannabinoid when doing so would constitute negligence or professional malpractice; or
(2) Operate, navigate, or be in actual physical control of a motor vehicle, aircraft, motorized watercraft, or any other vehicle while under the influence of a hemp-derived cannabinoid.
(b) This part does not require:

(1) An employer to accommodate the use of a hemp-derived cannabinoid in a workplace or an employee working while under the influence of a hemp-derived cannabinoid;
(2) An individual or establishment in lawful possession of property to allow a guest, client, customer, or other visitor to use a hemp-derived cannabinoid on or in that property; or
(3) An individual or establishment in lawful possession of property to admit a guest, client, customer, or other visitor who is impaired as a result of the person’s use of a hemp-derived cannabinoid.
(c) This part does not exempt a person from prosecution for a criminal offense related to impairment or intoxication resulting from use of a hemp-derived cannabinoid or relieve a person from any requirement under law to submit to a breath, blood, urine, or other test to detect the presence of a controlled substance.
(d) This part does not:

(1) Limit the ability of an employer to establish, continue, or enforce a drug-free workplace program or policy;
(2) Create a cause of action against an employer for wrongful discharge or discrimination; or
(3) Allow the possession, sale, manufacture, or distribution of any substance that is otherwise prohibited by title 39, chapter 17, part 4.
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