Top Nashville, IN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3901 West 86th St, Suite 360, Indianapolis, IN 46268
608 East Market Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202
3676 N. Washington Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46205
201 N Illinois St, Caital Center Building South Tower Suite 1600, Indianapolis, IN 46204
23 South 8th Street, Noblesville, IN 46060
5724 N Green St, Floor 2, Brownsburg, IN 46112
230 E Ohio St, Suite 205, Indianapolis, IN 46204
303 Congressional Blvd, Carmel, IN 46032
201 N Illinois St, Suite 1400, Capital Center South Tower, Indianapolis, IN 46204
5222 S East St, Suite B9, Indianapolis, IN 46227
3 E. Franklin St., PO Box 652, Greencastle, IN 46135
59 North Jefferson Street, Martinsville, IN 46151
250 East Jefferson Street, Franklin, IN 46131
608 East Market Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202
55 Monument Circle, Suite 1200A, Indianapolis, IN 46204
117 West Main Street, Lebanon, IN 46052
One American Square, Suite 2300, Indianapolis, IN 46282
211 North Pennsylvania Street, One Indiana Square, Suite 1800, Indianapolis, IN 46204
10 W Market St, 2700 Market Tower, Indianapolis, IN 46204
1809 Prospect St., Indianapolis, IN 46203
853 Conner Street, Noblesville, IN 46060
5540 Pebble Village Lane, Suite 300, Noblesville, IN 46062
One South Main Street, Fortville, IN 46040
2177 Intelliplex Drive, Suite 251, Shelbyville, IN 46176
120 E. Market St, Suite 710, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Nashville 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 Indiana 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