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600 Covington Center, Covington, LA 70433
1402 W Airline Highway, Suite A, LaPlace, LA 70068
365 Canal St, Suite 2550, New Orleans, LA 70130
700 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
238 Huey P Long Ave, PO Box 484, Gretna, LA 70054-0484
One Canal Place, 365 Canal Street, Suite 3000, New Orleans, LA 70130
700 Camp St, New Orleans, LA 70130
1100 Poydras St, Energy Centre Ste 2950, New Orleans, LA 70163-1133
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201 Saint Charles Ave, Suite 2411, New Orleans, LA 70170
Pan American Life Center, 601 Poydras St Ste 2323, New Orleans, LA 70130-6007
1820 St Charles Ave, Suite 212, New Orleans, LA 70130
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 2950, New Orleans, LA 70163
700 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA 70130-3702
2217 2nd Street, Slidell, LA 70458-3611
1100 Poydras St., Suite 2990, New Orleans, LA 70163
1901 Manhattan Blvd, Bldg D, Harvey, LA 70058
201 St. Charles Ave, Suite 2500, New Orleans, LA 70170
1 Galleria Blvd., Suite 1502, Metairie, LA 70001
320 Huey P Long Ave, Gretna, LA 70054-5905
2821 Kingman St, Suite C, PO Box 491, Metairie, LA 70004
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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 Louisiana 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