SB0923 amends Tennessee law to allow municipalities to impose civil penalties for marijuana possession and casual exchange in public places.

SB0923 amends Tennessee law to allow municipalities to establish civil penalties for possession or casual exchange of small amounts of marijuana in public places. Specifically, it allows for fines up to $250 for possessing less than one ounce of marijuana or five plants, and for casually exchanging up to one-tenth of an ounce of marijuana. The bill also modifies the definition of marijuana to exclude resins, compounds, derivatives, concentrates, or oils, and raises the threshold for marijuana possession and casual exchange from one-half ounce to one ounce.

SB0923 amends Tennessee law to allow municipalities to impose civil penalties for marijuana possession and casual exchange in public places.

SB0923 amends Tennessee law to allow municipalities to establish civil penalties for possession or casual exchange of small amounts of marijuana in public places. Specifically, it allows for fines up to $250 for possessing less than one ounce of marijuana or five plants, and for casually exchanging up to one-tenth of an ounce of marijuana. The bill also modifies the definition of marijuana to exclude resins, compounds, derivatives, concentrates, or oils, and raises the threshold for marijuana possession and casual exchange from one-half ounce to one ounce.