Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-427 (2026)

Exception

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It is an exception to this part if:

(1) The person lawfully possessed the controlled substance as otherwise authorized by this part and title 53, chapter 11, parts 3 and 4; or

(2) The only cannabis with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration greater than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis in the person's possession was hemp concentrate, as defined in § 43-27-101, and the person was transporting the hemp concentrate within this state from the location where the hemp concentrate was produced to a location where the hemp concentrate was to be reconstituted into consumer products with a delta-9 THC concentration of not more than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%); provided, however, that the person transporting the hemp concentrate under this subdivision (2) maintained proof of a grower's license from the department of agriculture in the transport vehicle.

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 2010–2019 · leading case: United States v. Angelo Goldston, 906 F.3d 390 (6th Cir. 2018).

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United States v. Angelo Goldston, 906 F.3d 390 (6th Cir. 2018). “See also Tenn. Code § 39-17-427 ("It is an exception to this part if the person lawfully possessed the controlled substance as otherwise authorized by this part and title 53, chapter 11, parts 3 and 4.”

State v. Kilpatrick, 327 S.W.3d 64 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010). “, § 39-17-427 (“It is an exception ... if the person lawfully possessed the controlled substance as otherwise authorized.”

Dunaway v. Purdue Pharma L.P., 391 F. Supp. 3d 802 (2019). · cites it 2× “" Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-427 . The cited parts of title 53 contain Tenn.”

State v. Cecil U. Cobb (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “3 See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-427 (“It is an exception to this part if the person lawfully possessed the controlled substance as otherwise authorized by [the Tennessee Drug Control Act of 1989]; see also Tenn.”

United States v. Angelo Goldston (6th Cir. 2018). “See also Tenn. Code § 39-17-427 (“It is an exception to this part if the person lawfully possessed the controlled substance as otherwise authorized by this part and title 53, chapter 11, parts 3 and 4.”

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