Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 20-2-25 (2026)

Schedule II - Listing of Controlled Substances.

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The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule II:

(1) Any of the following substances, except those narcotic drugs listed in other schedules, whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of vegetable origin or independently by means of chemical synthesis or by combination of extraction and chemical synthesis:

a. Opium and opiate and any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation of opium or opiate.

b. Any salt, compound, isomer, derivative, or preparation thereof which is chemically equivalent or identical with any of the substances referred to in paragraph a, but not including the isoquinoline alkaloids of opium.

c. Opium poppy and poppy straw.

d. Coca leaves and any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation of coca leaves and any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation thereof which is chemically equivalent or identical with any of these substances, but not including decocainized coca leaves or extractions which do not contain cocaine or ecgonine.

e. Phenibut and any salt, sulfate, free acid, or other preparation of phenibut, and any salt, sulfate, free acid, compound, derivative, precursor, or preparation thereof that is chemically equivalent or identical with phenibut.

(2) Any of the following opiates, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, whenever the existence of these isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation:

a. Alphaprodine;

b. Anileridine;

c. Bezitramide;

d. Dihydrocodeine;

e. Diphenoxylate;

f. Fentanyl;

g. Isomethadone;

h. Levomethorphan;

i. Levorphanol;

j. Metazocine;

k. Methadone;

l. Methadone - Intermediate, 4-cyano-2-dimethylamino-4, 4-diphenyl butane;

m. Moramide - Intermediate, 2-methyl-3-morpholino-1, 1-diphenyl-propane-carboxylic acid;

n. Pethidine;

o. Pethidine - Intermediate-A, 4-cyano-l-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine;

p. Pethidine - Intermediate-B, ethyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylate;

q. Pethidine - Intermediate-C, 1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid;

r. Phenazocine;

s. Piminodine;

t. Racemethorphan;

u. Racemorphan.

(Acts 1971, No. 1407, p. 2378, §206; Act 2021-325, §1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 25 cases, 1982–2018 · leading case: Patterson v. State, 6 So. 3d 35 (Ala. Crim. App. 2008).
Patterson v. State, 6 So. 3d 35 (Ala. Crim. App. 2008). · cites it 14× “) Section 20-2-25, Ala.Code 1975, is a list of Schedule II controlled substances adopted by the legislature, and § 20-2-25(1)a.”
Ankrom v. State, 152 So. 3d 397 (Ala. 2013). · cites it 2× “Code 1975, § 20-2-2(4), which in turn refers to, among other Code sections, Ala.Code 1975, § 20-2-25, which defines cocaine as a Schedule XI controlled substance.”
Darby v. State, 516 So. 2d 775 (Ala. Crim. App. 1985). · cites it 4× “The statute under which the appellant was indicted, § 20-2-80(2), Code of Alabama 1975, provides: "Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, delivers, or brings into *779 this state, or who is knowingly in actual or constructive possession of, 28 grams or more of cocaine or…”
Ex Parte Washington, 818 So. 2d 424 (Ala. 2001). · cites it 2× “[1] Section 13A-12-231(2) provides: "(2) Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, delivers, or brings into this state, or who is knowingly in actual or constructive possession of, 28 grams or more of cocaine or of any mixture containing cocaine, described in Section…”
Nw. Alabama Treatment Ctr., Inc. v. Alabama Dep't of Mental Health, 207 So. 3d 743 (Ala. Civ. App. 2016). “See § 20-2-25(2)(k), Ala.Code 1975. On November 13, 2015, the commissioner sent a letter to Robert Beeler, the executive director of Northwest, notifying Northwest of alleged deficiencies that ADMH had detected during a community-standards site visit it had conducted at…”
Heard v. State, 663 So. 2d 967 (Ala. Crim. App. 1993). “Heard, alias Larry Heard, the true or Christian name of whom being otherwise unknown to the Grand Jury, did on to-wit: January 22, 1988, while at or near Camp Hill, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, unlawfully possess cocaine, a controlled substance enumerated in Schedule II, Section…”
Beavers v. State, 627 So. 2d 1021 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991). “This section states: “Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, delivers, or brings into this state, or who is knowingly in actual or constructive possession of, 28 grams or more of cocaine or of any mixture containing cocaine, described in section 20-2-25(1), is guilty of a…”
Laster v. State, 747 So. 2d 359 (Ala. Crim. App. 1999). “Detective Stanley Grubbs, with the Barbour County Drug Task Force, testified that based on drug related complaints he had received, he obtained a warrant to search a mobile home in Clio.”
Korreckt v. State, 507 So. 2d 558 (Ala. Crim. App. 1987). “Section 20-2-80(2), provides, as follows: "Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, delivers, or brings into this state, or who is knowingly in actual or constructive possession of, 28 grams or more of cocaine or of any mixture containing cocaine, described in section…”
Felder v. State, 420 So. 2d 851 (Ala. Crim. App. 1982). “” Upon this authority we find that Dilaudid does come within the statutory designation of controlled substances within the meaning of Section 20-2-25(l)(a). *852 The defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment because Dilaudid had not been placed on the statutory list of…”
Harris v. State, 826 So. 2d 897 (Ala. Crim. App. 2000). “Code 1975, states, in pertinent part that: “Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, delivers, or brings into this state, or who is knowingly in actual or constructive possession of, 28 grams or more of cocaine or of any mixture containing cocaine, described in Section…”
Roddy v. City of Huntsville, 947 F. Supp. 2d 1271 (N.D. Ala. 2013). · cites it 2× “§ 20-2-25 (1975) (Listing of Schedule II Controlled Substances).”
— Ala. Code § 20-2-25(1) — 14 cases
Ex Parte Washington, 818 So. 2d 424 (Ala. 2001). “[1] Section 13A-12-231(2) provides: "(2) Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, delivers, or brings into this state, or who is knowingly in actual or constructive possession of, 28 grams or more of cocaine or of any mixture containing cocaine, described in Section…”
Patterson v. State, 6 So. 3d 35 (Ala. Crim. App. 2008). “) Section 20-2-25, Ala.Code 1975, is a list of Schedule II controlled substances adopted by the legislature, and § 20-2-25(1)a.”
Darby v. State, 516 So. 2d 775 (Ala. Crim. App. 1985). “The statute under which the appellant was indicted, § 20-2-80(2), Code of Alabama 1975, provides: "Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, delivers, or brings into *779 this state, or who is knowingly in actual or constructive possession of, 28 grams or more of cocaine or…”
Beavers v. State, 627 So. 2d 1021 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991). “This section states: “Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, delivers, or brings into this state, or who is knowingly in actual or constructive possession of, 28 grams or more of cocaine or of any mixture containing cocaine, described in section 20-2-25(1), is guilty of a…”
Laster v. State, 747 So. 2d 359 (Ala. Crim. App. 1999). “Detective Stanley Grubbs, with the Barbour County Drug Task Force, testified that based on drug related complaints he had received, he obtained a warrant to search a mobile home in Clio.”
— Ala. Code § 20-2-25(1)(d) — 1 case
Darby v. State, 516 So. 2d 775 (Ala. Crim. App. 1985). “The statute under which the appellant was indicted, § 20-2-80(2), Code of Alabama 1975, provides: "Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, delivers, or brings into *779 this state, or who is knowingly in actual or constructive possession of, 28 grams or more of cocaine or…”
— Ala. Code § 20-2-25(2)(k) — 1 case
Nw. Alabama Treatment Ctr., Inc. v. Alabama Dep't of Mental Health, 207 So. 3d 743 (Ala. Civ. App. 2016). “See § 20-2-25(2)(k), Ala.Code 1975. On November 13, 2015, the commissioner sent a letter to Robert Beeler, the executive director of Northwest, notifying Northwest of alleged deficiencies that ADMH had detected during a community-standards site visit it had conducted at…”
— Ala. Code § 20-2-25(a) — 1 case
Patterson v. State, 6 So. 3d 35 (Ala. Crim. App. 2008). “) Section 20-2-25, Ala.Code 1975, is a list of Schedule II controlled substances adopted by the legislature, and § 20-2-25(1)a.”
— Ala. Code § 20-2-25(l) — 2 cases
Patterson v. State, 6 So. 3d 35 (Ala. Crim. App. 2008). “) Section 20-2-25, Ala.Code 1975, is a list of Schedule II controlled substances adopted by the legislature, and § 20-2-25(1)a.”
Beavers v. State, 952 So. 2d 467 (Ala. Crim. App. 2006).
— Ala. Code § 20-2-25(l)(a) — 1 case
Felder v. State, 420 So. 2d 851 (Ala. Crim. App. 1982). “” Upon this authority we find that Dilaudid does come within the statutory designation of controlled substances within the meaning of Section 20-2-25(l)(a). *852 The defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment because Dilaudid had not been placed on the statutory list of…”
— Ala. Code § 20-2-25(l)(d) — 1 case
Alleyne v. State, 568 So. 2d 305 (Ala. Crim. App. 1989).
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