Sheriffs and chiefs urge caution: enforcement, DUI testing and caregiver definitions need work

Sheriff Joe Gabb of McMinn County, speaking for the Tennessee Sheriffs' Association, told the panel law enforcement shared many of the concerns raised by the TBI while also noting some positive elements of the draft bill, including a narrow qualifying-condition list and prohibitions on smoking and raw flower sales. "No smoking or no raw flour as part of the sales. I don't think any of us want to walk through public parks or on our trails and have to smell marijuana being smoked," Gabb said, praising some restrictions but warning that regulatory gaps remain.