Health Care - As enacted, increases the number of members on the medical cannabis commission from nine to 10, and provides that the additional member must be a member who is a specialist in the area of substance abuse prevention and serve as a nonvoting member. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68, Chapter 7.

HB 2404 amends Tennessee's medical cannabis commission appointment rules. It requires the Senate Speaker to appoint one commission member as a substance abuse prevention specialist, selected from a list of three names submitted by the Prevention Alliance of Tennessee, effective July 1, 2025. This change ensures the commission includes expertise in substance abuse prevention. The bill directly affects the medical cannabis commission and the Prevention Alliance of Tennessee, which provides the candidate list. (Bill: HB 2404; Effective: July 1, 2025)