Status: Cannabis is illegal for both medical and recreational use.
Most Recent/Upcoming Legislation: HB 136 passed 16-1
Description: Action was not taken during the session – patients will have to wait until 2020 to receive medical cannabis.
History of Tennessee Cannabis Legislation
2015: House Bill 3 & Senate Bill 40 – proposed to establishing medical cannabis, but both failed to pass out of committee
2017: SB 76 for recreational marijuana – didn’t receive a vote or hearing.
2017: SB 80 for recreational marijuana – didn’t receive a vote or hearing.
Senator Lamar Alexander, Republican
Stance: Pro Medical Marijuana, against recreational.
Phone: (202) 224-4944
Email/Website: www.alexander.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Email
Address: 455 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Next Election: 2020
Senator Marsha Blackburn, Republican
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization
Phone: (202) 224-3344
Email/Website: www.blackburn.senate.gov/contact_marsha
Address: 357 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Next Election: 2024
Representative Phil Roe, Republican, First District
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-6356
Email/Website: https://roe.house.gov/
Address: 102 Cannon House Office Building, 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003
Representative Tim Burchett, Republican, Second District
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-5435
Email/Website: https://burchett.house.gov/
Address: 1122 Longworth House Office Building, 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Chuck Fleischmann, Republican, Third District
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-3271
Email/Website: https://fleischmann.house.gov/
Address: 2410 Rayburn House Office Building, 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Scott DesJarlais, Republican, Fourth District
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-6831
Email/Website: https://desjarlais.house.gov/
Address: 2301 Rayburn House Office Building, 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Jim Cooper, Democrat, Fifth District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-4311
Email/Website: https://cooper.house.gov/
Address: 1536 Longworth House Office Building, 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515
Representative John W. Rose, Republican, Sixth District
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-2811
Email/Website: https://johnrose.house.gov/
Address: 1232 Longworth House Office Building, 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Mark Green, Republican, Seventh District
Stance: Only allow states to legalize medical cannabis.
Phone: (202) 225-4714
Email/Website: https://markgreen.house.gov/
Address: 533 Cannon House Office Building, 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 200031
Representative David Kustoff, Republican, Eighth District
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-4714
Email/Website: https://kustoff.house.gov/
Address: 523 Cannon House Office Building, 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 200031
Representative Steve Cohen, Democrat, Ninth District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 225-3265
Email/Website: https://cohen.house.gov/
Address: 2104 Rayburn House Office Building, 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 2051