Few things are more stressful than being caught with drugs on your person in Tennessee. You know that there will be consequences—but what are they and how serious will they be? Depending on how seriously you approach this issue and how you handle it, your outcomes may vary. That’s why it is so important to [...]

Getting caught with drugs is definitely a bad position to be in—you know that the best-case scenario is ending up with possession charges, and even that can result in jail time and fines. But depending on how much you have and what other paraphernalia you have on you, you could be charged with even more [...]

Tennessee has some of the strictest marijuana laws in the country. While other states have embraced various levels of legalization, Tennessee continues to take a hard stance against cannabis possession and use. But there’s often confusion between two key concepts: decriminalization and legalization. Understanding the difference is important if you want to stay on the [...]

The Tennessee House and Senate have been busy in 2023 passing bills, many of which were signed by Governor Bill Lee. Some of these laws are aimed at addressing the continual problem of how to ensure that people who manufacture, sell, and distribute drugs are punished, and how to balance the need to help people [...]

In 2018, a farm bill passed that allowed for the sale and use of certain hemp-derived cannabinoid products. It’s why you can purchase CBD oils and products in certain stores or online. Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8 THC), sometimes called “diet weed,” is another type of cannabinoid that has some psychoactive effects. The sale and purchase of [...]

Opioids have been in the news the past few years because too many people are dying from overdoses. Defendants who are charged with selling opioids and related drugs can face lengthy jail sentences, huge fines, loss of reputation, and civil lawsuits. According to Drugpolicy.org, “Opioids are a class of drugs that act on opioid receptors [...]

Changes were recently instituted in the ways pharmacies can handle opioid medications. The new law was enacted in response to growing concerns that opioid drugs are addictive and can cause death and suicide. Pharmacies and doctors who fail to comply with these laws may face civil and criminal charges. Anyone in possession of illegal drugs [...]

Everyone wants their children to be healthy and happy, but sadly, that isn’t always the case. Peer pressure, depression, hereditary factors, mental health problems, and other factors can cause your child to turn to drugs. Before any parent can begin to seek solutions for a drug dependency, the parents have to recognize that there their [...]

Every drug charge is serious, and that includes charges for obtaining controlled substances via fraudulent means—more commonly known as prescription fraud. Drug sentences in Tennessee and across the country are strict and they are harsh. If you're charged with a drug crime, you need skilled representation and you need to be educated about your case. [...]

Like several other states, Tennessee is facing serious problems regarding the use, possession, sale, production, and distribution of illegal drugs and other controlled substances. One of the most prevalent illegal drugs is methamphetamine, an artificial drug created by mixing chemicals; the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) states that in Tennessee, roughly 800 methamphetamine production plants [...]