Top Birmingham, AL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2001 Park Pl, Suite 1400, Birmingham, AL 35203
600 20th Street North, Suite 301, Birmingham, AL 35203-4705
505 20th Street North, Suite 1425, PO Box 11365, Birmingham, AL 35203
315 Gadsden Hwy., Suite D, Birmingham, AL 35235-1000
880 Montclair Road, Suite 100, Birmingham, AL 35213
1823 3rd Ave N, Suite 105, Bessemer, AL 35020
2100 South Bridge Pkwy, Suite 650, Birmingham, AL 35209
8020 Parkway Drive, PO Box 521, Leeds, AL 35094
400 Vestavia Parkway, Suite 306, Birmingham, AL 35216
2311 Highland Avenue South, Suite 500, Birmingham, AL 35205
PO Box 131131, Birmingham, AL 35213
PO Box 461, Birmingham, AL 35201
2320 Arlington Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
1901 6th Ave. N, Suite 1400, Birmingham, AL 35203-2623
600 University Park Pl, Sute 100, Birmingham, AL 35209
1901 6th Avenue North, Suite 1700, Birmingham, AL 35203
2127 1st Ave North, Birmingham, AL 35203
2001 Park Place, Suite 1300, Birmingham, AL 35203
1027 23rd St. S, Birmingham, AL 35205
2021 Morris Ave, Suite 300, Birmingham, AL 35203
207 6th St N, Suite 4, Clanton, AL 35045
PO Box 2261, Birmingham, AL 35201
3590-B Pelham Pkwy, Suite 254, Pelham, AL 35124
120 19th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203
1820 7th Ave N, Suite 105, Birmingham, AL 35203
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Alabama state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine