Top West Terre Haute, IN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
810 South Auto Mall Road, Bloomington, IN 47401
Sam Shapiro Law Office has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in West Terre Haute, Indiana.
3370 North Russell Road, Bloomington, IN 47408
Roy Graham Law is experienced handling Drug Possession cases in the West Terre Haute area.
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1117 Wabush Ave, Terre Haute, IN 47807
714 W. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47404
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333 Ohio Street, Terre Haute, IN 47807
400 W. Seventh Street, Suite 102, Bloomington, IN 47404
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77 Cherry Street, Terre Haute, IN 47807
511 South Madison Street, PO Box 2417, Bloomington, IN 47402
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West Terre Haute 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