Top Birmingham, AL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1623 2nd Ave N, Bessemer, AL 35020
2001 Park Place North, Suite 1500, Birmingham, AL 35203
2001 Park Pl, Suite 1400, Birmingham, AL 35203
2320 Arlington Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
1904 1st Ave N, Suite 300, Birmingham, AL 35203
505 20th Street North, Suite 1425, PO Box 11365, Birmingham, AL 35203
1320 Alford Ave, Suite 202, Birmingham, AL 35226
2326 2nd Ave. N, Birmingham, AL 35203
1823 3rd Ave N, Suite 105, Bessemer, AL 35020
2311 Highland Avenue South, Suite 500, Birmingham, AL 35205
2001 Park Place North, Suite 870, Birmingham, AL 35203
100 Corporate Pkwy, One Lake Level, Birmingham, AL 35242
1819 5th Avenue North, One Federal Place, Birmingham, AL 35203-2119
100 Vestavia Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35216
2021 Morris Ave, Suite 300, Birmingham, AL 35203
1665 28th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35209
PO Box 278, Columbiana, AL 35051
2 Chase Corporate Drive, Suite 120, Birmingham, AL 35244
2025 3rd Avenue North, Suite 102, Birmingham, AL 35203
1914 4th Avenue North, Suite 100, Birmingham, AL 35203
1901 6th Ave N, Ste 1100, Birmingham, AL 35203
PO Box 59767, Birmingham, AL 35259
120 19th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203
1820 7th Ave N, Suite 105, Birmingham, AL 35203
600 University Park Pl, Sute 100, Birmingham, AL 35209
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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