State lawmaker calls for special legislative session on medical cannabis

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — One Nashville lawmaker is urging Gov. Bill Lee to call for a special session of the Tennessee General Assembly to address medical cannabis in the Volunteer State.

As the 114th General Assembly prepares to adjourn its session this week, State Rep. Jason Powell (D-Nashville) is calling on the governor and his fellow lawmakers to support the special session.

In a release, Powell said the case for action “has only grown stronger” as more federal officials begin to recognize the value of medical cannabis and Tennessee studies it through its own medical cannabis commission…

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