Top Bedford, KY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
100 Mallard Creek Road, Suite 250, Louisville, KY 40207
9300 Shelbyville Road, Suite 400, Louisville, KY 40222
400 West Market Street, Suite 3200, Louisville, KY 40202
500 W Jefferson St, Suite 2400, Louisville, KY 40202
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Heyburn Building, 332 West Broadway, Suite 300, Louisville, KY 40202
220 West Main Street, Suite 1900, Louisville, KY 40202
115 N Watterson Tr, Louisville, KY 40243
400 West Market Street, Suite 2300, Louisville, KY 40202-3354
214 South Clay St, Louisville, KY 40202
600 West Main Street, Suite 300, Louisville, KY 40202
600 West Main St, Suite 300, Louisville, KY 40202
700 N. Hurstbourne Parkway, Suite 115, Louisville, KY 40222
600 W Main St Ste 300, Louisville, KY 40202
222 E Wittherspoon St, Suite 401, Louisville, KY 40202
214 S Clay St, Louisville, KY 40202
600 West Main Street, Suite 300, Louisville, KY 40202
1139 S 4th St, Louisville, KY 40203
600 West Main Street, Suite 300, Louisville, KY 40202
10200 Forest Green Blvd, Suite 602, Louisville, KY 40223
7508 New LaGrange Rd, Suite 3, Louisville, KY 40222
600 W Main St #500, PO Box 5746, Louisville, KY 40255
539 W Market Street, Suite 300, Louisville, KY 40202
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Bedford 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 Kentucky 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