Top Elberta, AL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
211 North Water Street, Suite 10290, Mobile, AL 36695
1111 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL 36604
63 South Royal Street, Suite 901, Mobile, AL 36602
1111 Dauphin St, Mobile, AL 36604
118 N Royal St, Suite 404, Mobile, AL 36602
109 N.W. 1st St., PO Box 10, Summerdale, AL 36580
163 St. Emmanuel St South, Mobile, AL 36602
11 North Water Street, Suite 24290, Mobile, AL 36602
208 Adams St., Mobile, AL 36633
561 Fairhope Ave, Suite 202-E, Fairhope, AL 36532
11 North Water St, Suite 1200, Mobile, AL 36602
1610 Government St, Mobile, AL 36604
PO Box 1114, Orange Beach, AL 36561
307 S. McKenzie St., PO Box 1965, Foley, AL 36536
10015 Turtle Creek Lane S, Mobile, AL 36695
14347 Oak Street, Magnolia Springs, AL 36555
205 Church Street, PO Box 43, Mobile, AL 36601-0043
207 Church Street, PO Box 2705, Mobile, AL 36652-2705
1706 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL 36604
71 North Section Street, Suite B, PO Box 1499, Fairhope, AL 36533
6251 Monroe Street, Suite 200, Daphne, AL 36526
509 Church Street, Mobile, AL 36602
8975 Pompano Way, Gulf Shores, AL 36542
501 Church St., Mobile, AL 36601
221 Fairhope Avenue, PO Box 1367, Fairhope, AL 36533-1367
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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