Intent to distribute is often shorthand for the charge under Chattanooga law of manufacturing a controlled substance, delivering a controlled substance to third-parties, or otherwise selling a controlled substance to third parties. Possession with intent to distribute is based on the facts and circumstances specific to the drug arrest. The individual might have only a small amount of a scheduled illegal drug, but if there are other paraphernalia present, like scales, plastic baggies, or individually wrapped amounts of the narcotic, authorities might still charge the individual with possession with intent to distribute. In Tennessee, possession with intent to distribute is a felony that, depending on the schedule of the drug, carries a significant amount of jail time and fines if the individual is convicted.