Clarksville, TN Cannabis Regulations: Home Cultivation (2026)
Key Facts
- Legal plant count
- Zero
- 10 to 19 plants
- Class D felony
- 20 to 99 plants
- Class C felony
- Simple possession
- Class A misdemeanor
- Local Clarksville rule
- None; state law governs
Summary
Tennessee treats growing marijuana as manufacturing a controlled substance, a felony at any plant count, and Clarksville adds no local cultivation rule. Growing high-THC hemp at home is separately criminalized as a misdemeanor under the 2026 hemp law.
It is an offense to manufacture, cultivate, produce, or sell in this state: (1) Hemp, harvested hemp, hemp plant parts, HDCPs, or another product that contains a total THC content, or a total theoretical THC content, in excess of three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis
Full Breakdown
T.C.A. § 39-17-417(a)(1) makes it an offense to knowingly manufacture a controlled substance, which covers growing marijuana. Subsection (g)(1) sets a Class E felony for quantities from half an ounce to ten pounds, (g)(2) a Class D felony for 10 to 19 plants, and (g)(3) a Class C felony for 20 to 99 plants. Simple possession is a Class A misdemeanor under § 39-17-418(c)(1). The 2025 hemp act closed the home-grow workaround: T.C.A. § 57-7-114 makes cultivating hemp above 0.3 percent total THC a Class A misdemeanor, and § 57-7-111(d)(3) confirms it authorizes nothing banned by the drug code.
Violations & Fines
Cultivating 10 to 19 marijuana plants is a Class D felony under T.C.A. § 39-17-417(g)(2), with a fine up to $50,000. Growing over-limit hemp is a Class A misdemeanor.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I grow one plant for personal use?
Can I grow my own hemp for THC?
Does Clarksville have its own cultivation ordinance?
Sources & Official References
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