Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-406 (2026)

Controlled substances in Schedule I

✓ current as of May 2026
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Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1040,s 3, eff. 7/1/2018.

Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 302,s 1, eff. 7/1/2015.

Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 735,s 2, eff. 7/1/2014.

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1997, ch. 107, § 1; 1997, ch. 149, § 1; 2007, ch. 298, §§ 1-4; 2012, ch. 812, § 1.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 30 cases (16 in the last 5 years), 2002–2026 · leading case: State of Tennessee v. Seth Powell (Tenn. Crim. App. 2024).
State of Tennessee v. Seth Powell (Tenn. Crim. App. 2024). · cites it 4× “Because heroin is a Schedule I controlled substance, T.C.A. § 39-17-406(c)(11), possession of heroin with intent to sell, deliver, or manufacture is a Class B felony, and the possible punishment includes a maximum fine of $100,000, id.”
State of Tennessee v. Justin Ray Lane (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “If the sale or delivery of a controlled substance is -6- committed within one thousand feet of a school, a defendant has violated the Drug-Free School Zone Act and is subject to enhanced sentencing. Tenn. Code Ann.”
State of Tennessee v. Nicholaus Jones (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 39-17-406 (c)(11), -412(c)(2).”
State of Tennessee v. Waynard Quartez Winbush (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “T.C.A. §§ 39-17-406(c)(11) - 408(b)(1)(M)-(N).”
State of Tennessee v. Sparkle Trenetta Jones (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417 (a)(2), (3). Heroin is a Schedule I controlled substance.”
State of Tennessee v. Jason Keith Woods (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020). · cites it 2× ““Delivery” is defined as the actual, constructive, or attempted transfer of a controlled substance from one person to another. T.C.A. § 39-17-402(6).”
State of Tennessee v. Mickey Verchell Shanklin (Tenn. Crim. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “The offense of casual exchange is defined in Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-418(a), which provides, “It is an offense for a person to knowingly possess or casually exchange a controlled substance, unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a valid…”
State of Tennessee v. Michael Leon Caudle (Tenn. Crim. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-406 (c)(11). A violation of Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-417(a)(2) or (3) involving less than 0.”
State Of Tennessee v. Vincent Edward Crowson, Jr. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1321 (a). Heroin is a controlled substance.”
Winbush v. Boyd (E.D. Tenn. 2021). · cites it 2× “T.C.A. §§ 39-17-406(c)(11) - 408(b)(1)(M)-(N).”
State of Tennessee v. Dale Merritt (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “However, if the amount of heroin sold, delivered, or manufactured under section 39-17-417 is fifteen grams or more, the fine may be increased to the maximum amount of $200,000.”
State of Tennessee v. Michael Chad Owens (2025). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-406 (c)(11). Methamphetamine is a Schedule II controlled substance.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-406(c)(11) — 11 cases
State of Tennessee v. Seth Powell (Tenn. Crim. App. 2024). “Because heroin is a Schedule I controlled substance, T.C.A. § 39-17-406(c)(11), possession of heroin with intent to sell, deliver, or manufacture is a Class B felony, and the possible punishment includes a maximum fine of $100,000, id.”
State of Tennessee v. Waynard Quartez Winbush (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020). “T.C.A. §§ 39-17-406(c)(11) - 408(b)(1)(M)-(N).”
State of Tennessee v. Jason Keith Woods (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020). ““Delivery” is defined as the actual, constructive, or attempted transfer of a controlled substance from one person to another. T.C.A. § 39-17-402(6).”
State of Tennessee v. Mickey Verchell Shanklin (Tenn. Crim. App. 2021). “The offense of casual exchange is defined in Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-418(a), which provides, “It is an offense for a person to knowingly possess or casually exchange a controlled substance, unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a valid…”
Winbush v. Boyd (E.D. Tenn. 2021). “T.C.A. §§ 39-17-406(c)(11) - 408(b)(1)(M)-(N).”
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