Is Amanita muscaria / Muscimol Legal in Tennessee? (2026)

Legal

As of October 8, 2026, Amanita muscaria / Muscimol is legal to sell at retail in Tennessee. Not named on Tennessee schedules or in any state law; edibles reachable only via general food-adulteration law. Controlling source: FDA Alerts Industry and Consumers about the Use of Amanita Muscaria or its Constituents in Food (Constituent Update, Dec. 18, 2024).

Verified October 8, 2026 · confidence: under_review
Rule type
permanent
Tier
unscheduled

What the record says

Nothing in Tenn. Code Ann. Sec. 39-17-406 (Schedule I) names Amanita muscaria, muscimol, or ibotenic acid (Justia/public.law fallback text fetched 2026-10-07; psilocybin is listed, these are not). A vendor site claims Tennessee requires a 21+ age gate and retailer registration for Amanita; no statute or rule supporting that was found, and LAPPA reports none. No Tennessee statute or rule names these compounds, so the only reach is general food adulteration law read with FDA's Dec. 18, 2024 determination that A. muscaria and its constituents are unapproved food additives, which does not reach inhaled products such as vapes. Analogue-act reach is remote because muscimol and ibotenic acid are not structurally similar to any Schedule I or II hallucinogen.

Citations

  1. FDA Alerts Industry and Consumers about the Use of Amanita Muscaria or its Constituents in Food (Constituent Update, Dec. 18, 2024) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2026-10-07) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
  2. T.C.A. Sec. 39-17-406 (2025 via Justia) (Justia (fallback), 2026-10-07)OFFICIAL
  3. Amanita muscaria (Fly Agaric) Fact Sheet (Mar. 2026) (Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association (LAPPA), 2026-10-07)OFFICIAL

Where Amanita muscaria / Muscimol stands across the country

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Among Tennessee's 8 neighbors, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina and Virginia are legal, the same posture as Tennessee.

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Federal posture

Federal gray area. Not federally scheduled; FDA says A. muscaria, muscimol, ibotenic acid are unapproved food additives, unsafe in food. Federal detail

Verbatim law on file for Tennessee

2 instruments on file for this compound's framework in Tennessee; 3 of 3 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.

T.C.A. Sec. 39-17-454 · Controlled substance analoguesMIRROR
Instrument
Controlled substance analogues
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https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-39/chapter-17/part-4/section-39-17-454/
Retrieved
2026-07-20
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(a)(1) As used in this section, "controlled substance analogue" means a capsule, pill, powder, product or other substance, however constituted, that has the stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a controlled substance; and (A) Has a chemical structure which is a derivative or structural analogue of the chemical structure of a controlled substance; provided, that as used in this subdivision (a)(1), "analogue" means the structure of the tested item differs in no more than two (2) atoms, one (1) functional group, or one (1) double bond, from the structure of a controlled substance; or (B) Is prohibited by Sec. 39-17-452. (2) "Controlled substance analogue" does not include: (A) A controlled substance; (B) Any substance for which there is an approved use or new drug application by the federal food and drug administration; (C) Any compound, mixture, or preparation that contains any controlled substance that is not for administration to a human being or animal, and that is packaged in such form or concentration, or with adulterants or denaturants, so that as packaged it does not present any significant potential for abuse; or (D) Any substance to which an investigational exemption applies under Sec. 505 of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 355), but only to the extent that conduct with respect to the substance is pursuant to such exemption. (c) It is an offense to knowingly manufacture, deliver, dispense or sell a controlled substance analogue or to possess a controlled substance analogue with the intent to manufacture, deliver, dispense or sell such substance. (d) It is an offense to knowingly possess or casually exchange a small amount of a controlled substance analogue not in excess of one (1) gram. (g)(1) A first violation of subsection (c) is a Class D felony. (2) A second or subsequent violation of subsection (c) is a Class C felony. (3) If the violation of subsection (c) involved the delivery, dispensing or sale of a controlled substance analogue to a minor, the person shall be punished one (1) classification higher than the punishment provided by this subsection (g) for delivering, dispensing or selling to an adult. (4) A violation of subsection (d) or (f) is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-406(d) (Schedule I hallucinogens — enumerated, 4-HO-MET absent); § 39-17-454(a)(1) (controlled substance analogue)MIRROR
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statute
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https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/2021/title-39/chapter-17/part-4/section-39-17-406/
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2026-06-19
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**§ 39-17-406(d) (hallucinogen chapeau)** — "Hallucinogenic substances, unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, means any material, compound mixture, or preparation that contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances, or that contains any of its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specified chemical designation; provided, that for purposes of this subsection (d) only, 'isomer' includes the optical, positional, and geometric isomers:"
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-406(d), https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/2021/title-39/chapter-17/part-4/section-39-17-406/ (MIRROR: Justia, 2021). 4-HO-MET is not listed; no tryptamine structural class exists in the section.
**§ 39-17-454(a)(1) (controlled substance analogue)** — "'controlled substance analogue' means a capsule, pill, powder, product or other substance, however constituted, that has the stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a controlled substance; and (A) Has a chemical structure which is a derivative or structural analogue of the chemical structure of a controlled substance; provided, that as used in this subdivision (a)(1), 'analogue' means the structure of the tested item differs in no more than two (2) atoms, one (1) functional group, or one (1) double bond, from the structure of a controlled substance; or (B) Is prohibited by § 39-17-452."
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-454(a)(1), https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/2021/title-39/chapter-17/part-4/section-39-17-454/ (MIRROR: Justia, 2021).

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