New Tennessee laws drop on July 1, 2026; Jackson reacts

Many new laws are going into effect soon, and I asked Jackson how they feel about a handful of them.

Next month, THCA products with a certain concentration and Kratom will be illegal in Tennessee. People in Jackson like John Martin think that Tennessee is behind the times with its drug regulation.

“Well, of all the hardest drugs out here, I believe THC is one of the most reasonablest drug out of everything else that that that all of these other states are passing. So it seems like now Tennessee would be on board to legalize marijuana,” said Martin.

Another new law going into effect will give property owners permission to use deadly force when being threatened with burglary, robbery, harm to animals, and other situations. Fred Womack believes this could be a slippery slope…

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