Because Tennessee has not legalized marijuana sales, Nashville zoning has no marijuana dispensary use category. Hemp-derived product retailers operate under TCA 43-27 hemp rules and the 2023 Tennessee Hemp Act regulating Delta-8 and similar cannabinoids.
Metropolitan Code Title 17 (Zoning) does not list a permitted use for marijuana dispensaries because state law prohibits commercial marijuana sales. Hemp-derived consumable products such as Delta-8, Delta-10, and HHC are regulated by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture under the 2023 Tennessee Hemp Act (TCA 43-27 and 39-17-451 et seq.), which sets a 21-or-older purchase age, lab testing, child-resistant packaging, and licensing for retailers and manufacturers. Smoke shops and CBD stores in Nashville must hold a Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid license and comply with state rules; Metro zoning treats them as general retail in commercial districts.
Operating an unlicensed hemp cannabinoid retailer, selling untested products, providing to under-21 customers, or fronting a marijuana dispensary in Davidson County violates state criminal and licensing laws.
Nashville, TN
Tennessee Hemp Act rules limit how hemp cannabinoid products are marketed near children and require child-resistant packaging. Nashville does not impose spec...
Nashville, TN
Tennessee TCA 39-17-1504 sets the minimum age to purchase or possess tobacco, hemp-derived cannabinoid, and vapor products at 21, aligning with federal Tobac...
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