Is Medical Marijuana Legal in Memphis, TN?
Facts on this page were checked against official sources, including Tennessee Public Chapter 577 (2021) and the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, by the Dr. Green Relief editorial team. The no-program rule (Tenn. Code Ann. 68-7-101(b)), the oil exception (39-17-402(16)(F)) and the 6-month letter term (68-7-201(6)) are from Public Chapter 577, and the hemp limits are from Public Chapter 526 (2025). Mississippi’s $75 nonresident (visitor) card fee is from Mississippi Medical Cannabis Program Rule 2.4.2(H). Last reviewed October 29, 2026.
Medical marijuana is not legal in Memphis: Tennessee has no medical marijuana program or patient card, and its one medical exception covers cannabis oil under 0.9% THC with a listed diagnosis from a Tennessee-licensed MD or DO. Under Tennessee law, Memphis marijuana doctors have no card to certify and no registry to enroll you in.
Our Tennessee medical marijuana card page explains why, and what the cannabis oil exception requires. Dr. Green Relief has no office in Memphis or anywhere else in Tennessee.
The Medical Cannabis Commission that Tennessee created in 2021 only studies a program; it does not run one. The General Assembly posts each Tennessee cannabis bill and its status online; SB 489, the Tennessee Medical Cannabis Act, failed in a Senate committee in 2025. No clinician in Memphis can prescribe or recommend marijuana, because Tennessee law gives them no such role.
Questions about what this page says can go to Dr. Green Relief at (800) 420-8423. Tennessee takes no medical marijuana card applications. For Memphis patients, the oil exception’s paperwork is the whole process. Under that exception, a Tennessee-licensed MD or DO must make the diagnosis, and every listed condition except epilepsy or seizures also needs a letter of attestation valid for up to 6 months. The letter must say that conventional treatment has not adequately helped your condition. Keep those papers yourself: Tennessee charges no fee and keeps no registry to file them with.
What Does Tennessee Law Say About Marijuana Doctors in Memphis?
Memphis follows the same state law as every Tennessee city: local governments cannot soften marijuana penalties. A 2016 Attorney General opinion found that a city ordinance replacing the possession charge with a civil fine conflicts with state law. A 2017 law, Public Chapter 124, confirmed that state law preempts local rules on drug penalties.
Memphis patients with PTSD, chronic pain, glaucoma or Huntington’s disease fall outside the oil exception, because the statute does not list those conditions. For conditions that are listed, the oil must contain less than 0.9% THC and carry the maker’s label stating that amount. Simple possession of marijuana in Memphis is usually a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to 11 months and 29 days in jail, a fine of up to $2,500, or both.
MEMPHIS AT A GLANCE
Tennessee Prints No Patient Card
No Store May Sell Marijuana
Only Oil Below 0.9% THC Is Exempt
Tennessee Medical Marijuana Card Status
How does the Tennessee Medical Marijuana Card Program work? It does not exist. The Medical Cannabis Commission, created in 2021, only studies a possible program; the 2021 law bars program licenses until marijuana is removed from federal Schedule I. What the law does allow is possession of cannabidiol oil under 0.9% THC with a listed diagnosis.
QUALIFYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS
AIDS / HIV
ALS
Multiple sclerosis
Cancer (limits apply)
Parkinson’s disease
Epilepsy or seizures
Alzheimer’s disease
Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis
Sickle cell disease
Tennessee Marijuana Card Cost
Memphis patients pay no state fee, because Tennessee has no card, registry or medical marijuana office.
Tennessee Medical Marijuana Laws
Possessing any amount of marijuana is an offense in Memphis, and no Tennessee law makes an exception for a medical card from any state. Cultivation is charged by plant count, and 10 to 19 plants, whatever their weight, is a Class D felony.
Are There Marijuana Dispensaries in Memphis?
Memphis has no marijuana dispensaries. Mississippi sells medical cannabis to visitors only with a $75 visitor card, and that card requires an active medical cannabis card from your home state, which Tennessee does not issue.
KNOW THE LAW FIRST
Tennessee Law Facts For Memphis Patients
Tennessee Keeps No Registry
Nothing To File With The State
Hold On To Proof Of Diagnosis
Keep The Issuing State’s Order
How Long A Memphis Attestation Letter Lasts
6 months at most
Your Physician Signs And Dates It
States Your Listed Condition
Standard Treatments Tried Before
Epilepsy Patients Need None
Who Can Diagnose A Memphis Patient
TN-licensed MD or DO
Physicians Do Not Certify
An Exam Comes Before The Letter
THC In The Oil Must Stay Below 0.9%
Other States’ Cards Carry No Weight
TENNESSEE LAW NOTES
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