NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Nashville judge has temporarily blocked new state product testing rules, scheduled to take effect this week, that would have banned the sale of popular hemp products legally sold in Tennessee since 2019.
In a decision just before Christmas, Davidson County Chancellor I’Ashea Myles issued a temporary injunction blocking the rules until Feb. 18. Myles ruled the pause would give her a chance to gain “additional understanding of the proposed testing” before making a final ruling on a pair of legal challenges contesting the rules.
The decision represents a temporary reprieve for Tennessee’s hemp industry, which generates an estimated $280-$560 million in annual sales, according to survey data cited in legal documents…