Top Hanceville, AL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
207 2nd Avenue SE, Cullman, AL 35056
405 2nd Avenue SW, PO Box 1052, Cullman, AL 35056
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1275 Center Point Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35215
1275 Centerpoint Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35215
315 Gadsden Hwy., Suite D, Birmingham, AL 35235-1000
416 Gunter Avenue, PO Box 88, Guntersville, AL 35976
139 W Main St, Albertville, AL 35950
PO Box 59767, Birmingham, AL 35259
2100 Southbridge Pkwy, Suite 650, Birmingham, AL 35209
PO Box 461, Birmingham, AL 35201
PO Box 278, Columbiana, AL 35051
2001 Park Place North, Suite 870, Birmingham, AL 35203
2001 Park Place North, Suite 1500, Birmingham, AL 35203
2001 Park Place, Suite 1300, Birmingham, AL 35203
600 20th Street North, Suite 301, Birmingham, AL 35203-4705
Hanceville Drug Possession Information
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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