Top Nashville, IN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4911 Central Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46205
9335 Promontory Cir, Indianapolis, IN 46236
813 Westfield Rd, Noblesville, IN 46062
515 N. Green St., Suite 200, Brownsburg, IN 46112
12801 E New Market St, Carmel, IN 46032
500 East 96th Street, Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46240
117 West Main Street, Lebanon, IN 46052
63 East Court Street, PO Box 160, Franklin, IN 46131-0160
333 North Alabama Street, Suite 350, Indianapolis, IN 46204
106 N Washington St, Danville, IN 46122
95 S. 1st Street, Zionsville, IN 46077
23 South 8th Street, Noblesville, IN 46060
600 East Carmel Drive, Suite 210, Carmel, IN 46032
1111 E 54th Street, Suite 111, Indianapolis, IN 46220
853 Conner Street, Noblesville, IN 46060
5540 Pebble Village Lane, Suite 300, Noblesville, IN 46062
One South Main Street, Fortville, IN 46040
59 North Jefferson Street, Martinsville, IN 46151
250 East Jefferson Street, Franklin, IN 46131
150 East Tenth Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204
659 North Green Street, Brownsburg, IN 46112
320 N. Meridian Street, Suite 615, Indianapolis, IN 46204
151 North Delaware Street, Market Square Center, Suite 1900, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2505
230 E Ohio St, Suite 205, Indianapolis, IN 46204
5724 N Green St, Floor 2, Brownsburg, IN 46112
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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