The future is hazy for Tennessee’s hemp industry.
Tennessee hemp businesses are bracing for a new law set to take effect in January that, unless stopped through the courts, would remove the most popular products from shelves statewide.
They’re reckoning with a new regulatory regime for hemp businesses, now overseen by the same regulators who control the state’s alcohol industry.
The best bet to stop the new regulations would be a federal lawsuit, said Clint Palmer, compliance director with the Hemp Law Group.
But that takes money, attorney Zack Lawson said.