1. (1) Terms in this chapter share those meanings of terms in T.C.A. title 43, chapter 27, parts 1 and

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2. (2) When used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

   1. (a) Act means T.C.A. §§ 43-27-201, et seq.;
   2. (b) Batch, in addition to its definition under the Act, means an individual production lot of manufactured product;
   3. (c) Business for which entry is limited to persons twenty-one (21) years of age or older means a legal establishment that affirmatively restricts access to its buildings or facilities at all times to persons who are twenty-one (21) years of age or older by requiring each person who attempts to gain entry to those buildings or facilities to submit for inspection an acceptable form of identification demonstrating by proof of age that the person is twenty-one (21) years of age or older;
   4. (d) Cannabis means any plant or any part of a plant of the genera Cannabis and includes hemp;
   5. (e) Certificate of Analysis (COA) means a written document from a laboratory approved by the department for testing samples under Tenn. Comp R. & Regs. 0080-10-02, and which communicates the results of those tests performed;
   6. (f) Commerce or similar words mean involving payment for an item or payment for services incident to production of the item;
   7. (g) Counter means a physical barrier that necessitates the seller’s assistance in order to access product prior to its sale;
   8. (h) Food means articles used for food or drink for humans or other animals; chewing gum; and articles used for components of food or drink or chewing gum;
   9. (i) HDC product means a product that contains or that is labeled to contain a hemp-derived cannabinoid and that is produced, marketed, or otherwise intended to be consumed orally (“ingestible”), inhaled (“inhalable”), or absorbed through the skin (“transdermal”). HDC products also include intermediate products intended for subsequent use as a component in a later finished ingestible, inhalable, or transdermal HDC product. Topical products mean products solely intended to be applied to the skin or hair and are not intended to be absorbed through transdermal application; topical products are not included within the definition of HDC product even if they contain a hemp-derived cannabinoid;
   10. (j) In a manner similarly reliable to post-decarboxylation means a manner sufficient to quantify by percentage the resulting THC of a sample if carboxyl groups are removed from all molecules containing THC within the sample. A manner similarly reliable to post- decarboxylation is shown by a post-decarboxylation THC value equal to the sum of the sample’s THC percentage plus the product of its delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCa) percentage and 0.877;
   11. (k) Manufacture, in addition to its definition under the Act, includes any action that transforms cannabis physically or chemically beyond its principal form as a farm product or filters, cleans, or trims that product to isolate any of its particular parts or components;
   12. (l) Move, transport, or similar words mean to relocate in any manner an item from one real property to another;
   13. (m) Person means an individual, partnership, corporation, or any other form of legal entity;
   14. (n) Proof of age means a driver license or other generally accepted means of identification that describes the individual, indicates his or her age, contains a photograph or other likeness of the individual, and appears on its face to be valid. In the case of sales by mail or online orders, proof of age is satisfied by a written, affirmative statement from the addressee that he or she is at least 21 years of age; and,
   15. (o) Sample means to take material or the material taken from a location where HDC products are sold or offered for sale at retail.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-203 and 43-27-211. Administrative History: New rules filed September 27, 2024; effective December 26, 2024.