In November 2007, Marjorie and Bill (the names used in this story are pseudonyms) celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary. The same year, calamity struck their family after Marjorie, 72, fell off a skateboard and hit her head while playing with…
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GOP Legislators Abandon “Compassionate” Medical Marijuana Legislation
A Republican-backed effort to legalize marijuana for limited medicinal purposes in Tennessee is officially dead for the year. The Senate Health and Welfare Committee decided to delay action on the proposal from Nashville GOP Sen. Steve Dickerson until 2016. The…
Read MoreLegislature Far More Wary of Medical Marijuana than Citizens
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – A report nearly two weeks ago that Tennessee Republican legislators were about to offer up a medical marijuana bill raised hopes of a breakthrough among some activists in the state. Speculation was that the bill would be…
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