The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission is sounding the alarm after more than 600 “illegal” hemp retailers have been busted across the state this year, saying they’re now “concerned for public health and safety."
These are the same kinds of hemp‑derived THC products that have been on shelves for about six years under the 2018 farm bill, with the state only really stepping in now that a new law has technically turned a bunch of them into contraband.
The TABC’s message is that unlicensed shops selling over‑the‑limit THC, untested gummies, and mystery vapes are a threat to consumers, and they’re using their new authority to shut them down and yank licenses where they can.
So let me get this straight: products that our bipolar State happily tolerated for years without any reported mass‑casualty event suddenly become a dire safety crisis the moment Nashville makes them illegal?
Only in Tennessee can the same gummy be perfectly legal on Monday and a ‘threat to public safety’ by Tuesday!
Round 2:
In Sweetwater, Police Chief, Eddie Byrum is calling citizens attention to a bill that is currently making its way through the House.
Already passing in the Senate by a vote of 24 to 7, The bill (SB2028/HB2017) is designed to "clarify that local governmental entities shall not regulate the manner and means of taking wildlife, including the discharge of a firearm while lawfully hunting"
Basically, this bill says that only the State gets to decide how hunting and taking wildlife is regulated, not cities or counties.
Bill sponsor Adam Lowe responded, stating: The AG has issued an opinion that these ordinances violate our constitutional rights and that the jurisdiction has no authority to institute anti-constitutional ordinances.
That's 2 rounds down 1 to go.
Remind me again where, in the second amendment, it states we have a right to bear arms, unless someone might feel a little unsafe.
Round 3
The Sumner County Sheriff's Office wants you to know that if your phone rings and somebody says you blew through a red‑light camera and owe hundreds of dollars right now or you’ll be arrested… it’s a scam.
They say crooks are calling residents, pretending to be law enforcement, and demanding instant payment for fake red‑light violations, complete with threats of court dates, extra penalties, and pressure to “pay immediately”
Real deputies are not calling you to shake you down for traffic cash over the phone; law enforcement will not demand payment or threaten to arrest you if you don’t read off your card number ASAP.
If you get one of these calls, hang up, don’t send money, and if you’re worried you actually have a ticket, call the court or agency yourself using a verified number.
And I can totally understand their concern, too.
I'd also be worried if a bunch of scammers were threatening my little traffic cam racket.
That was your thought-provoking Tennessee news roundup.
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