In Tennessee, Legislation Aims To Increase Age Verification Of Tobacco, Hemp Product Retail Sales
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SB 707 would raise that reasonable conclusion to at least 50 years old
If you make a tobacco or hemp product purchase in Tennessee, you may continue to be carded even if you’re more than double the legal age to purchase, should a bill filed in the state legislature pass.
Knoxville Republican Sen. Becky Massey has filed a bill that would raise the “prospective” age limit on identification rules for tobacco or hemp product sales.
Massey’s bill, SB 707, would raise that reasonable conclusion to at least 50 years old, meaning more people would be required to be carded even if they are already over 21. The bill is carried by Rep. William Slater (R-Gallatin) in the House.
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