(a) There is established a Schedule VI for the classification of substances which the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services, upon the agreement of the commissioner of health, upon considering the factors set forth in § 39-17-403, decides should not be included in Schedules I through V. The controlled substances included in Schedule VI are:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 39-17-415

  • Controlled substance: means a drug, substance, or immediate precursor in Schedules I through VII of §. See Tennessee Code 39-17-402
  • Marijuana: means all parts of the plant cannabis, whether growing or not. See Tennessee Code 39-17-402
  • Services: includes labor, skill, professional service, transportation, telephone, mail, gas, electricity, steam, water, cable television, entertainment subscription service or other public services, accommodations in hotels, restaurants or elsewhere, admissions to exhibitions, use of vehicles or other movable property, and any other activity or product considered in the ordinary course of business to be a service, regardless of whether it is listed in this subdivision (a)(38) or a specific statute exists covering the same or similar conduct. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106
(1) Marijuana;
(2) Tetrahydrocannabinols; and
(3) Synthetic equivalents of the substances contained in the plant, or in the resinous extractives of Cannabis, sp. and/or synthetic substances, derivatives, and their isomers with similar chemical structure and pharmacological activity, such as the following:

(A) 1 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol, and its optical isomers;
(B) 6 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol, and its optical isomers; or
(C) 3, 4 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol, and its optical isomers.
(b) Since nomenclature of these substances is not internationally standardized, compounds of these structures, regardless of numerical designation of atomic positions are covered.
(c) This section does not categorize hemp, as defined in § 43-27-101, as a controlled substance.
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