Tennessee Governor Signs Law Repealing Citywide Decriminalization Statutes | NORML
NASHVILLE, TN — Governor Bill Haslam signed legislation last week repealing municipal statutes in Memphis and Nashville that reduced local penalties for marijuana possession offenders. House Bill 173 nullifies both cities’ decriminalization ordinances and preempts any other city from enacting similar reforms. City council members in Nashville and Memphis both passed ordinances last fall providing local […]
Tennessee Governor Signs Law Repealing Citywide Decriminalization Statutes | The Daily Chronic