There are no cannabis dispensaries to zone in Sumner County. Tennessee licenses no marijuana retailers, so selling cannabis is a criminal offense statewide; only hemp products under 0.3 percent Delta-9 THC reach ordinary retail.
Because Tennessee authorizes no medical or recreational marijuana market, the state issues no dispensary licenses, and no zoning district in Sumner County or its cities can permit one. Selling or delivering marijuana is a controlled-substance offense under Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417, prosecuted as a felony graded by weight. The usual dispensary question of setbacks from schools never arises, because the use is illegal rather than zoned. What Sumner County retailers may lawfully sell are hemp-derived products containing 0.3 percent Delta-9 THC or less, regulated by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, which are legally distinct from marijuana and are not dispensed under any cannabis program.
A marijuana dispensary is not a zoning matter but a crime: sale and delivery are prosecuted under § 39-17-417 as felonies graded by quantity, and property used for the operation may be subject to forfeiture.
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