2023 Tennessee Code
Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812)
Chapter 17 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE (§§ 39-17-101 — 39-17-1812)
Part 4 - DRUGS (§§ 39-17-401 — 39-17-456)
Section 39-17-405 - Criteria for Schedule I

Universal Citation:
TN Code § 39-17-405 (2023)
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The commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services, upon the agreement of the commissioner of health, shall place a substance in Schedule I upon finding that the substance has:

  • (1) High potential for abuse; and
  • (2) No accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or lacks accepted safety for use in treatment under medical supervision.

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 2010, ch. 1100, § 65; 2012, ch. 575, § 2.


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