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Local Hemp Industry Warns Proposed State Bills Could Cost Jobs, Sales Tax Revenue
3334989 · May 15, 2025
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Summary
A Soddy-Daisy hemp farmer and industry advocates told commissioners that Tennessee bills SB1413 and HB1376 would devastate local hemp businesses and cost local jobs and tax revenue if enacted as written.
A local hemp grower told the Hamilton County Commission that pending state legislation (SB1413 and HB1376) targeting hemp-derived cannabinoid products could cause significant job and tax-revenue losses in the county.
Kathy Lennon, describing herself as a Hamilton County farmer, told commissioners the county has a…
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