10News Weekly Recap: March 18 to March 22 [Video]

Here are the stories you clicked on the most from Monday, March 18 to Friday, March 22.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It was an eventful week in East Tennessee. Here’s what you missed.

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“THCA in Tennessee: A ‘legalized high’ could soon end”

“Folks are just typically looking for relief,” said Andy Chesney, owner of the Hemp House in West Knoxville. “We have heard just so many, so many things about the relief that cannabis brings to people and so it’s just great.”

Chesney sees around 100 customers a week. He sells hemp-derived products, which Chesney says, offer his customers relief. Ever since hemp was legalized, thanks to the 2018 Farm Bill, stores like Chesney’s have popped up all around the region.

However, Tennessee legislators are trying to walk back a “loophole” from the Farm Bill, and store owners, like Chesney, are protesting.