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1 Turks Head Place, Suite 1440, Providence, RI 02903
2639 South County Trail, East Greenwich, RI 02818
564 S Water Street, Providence, RI 02903
462 Broadway, Providence, RI 02909
1000 Chapel View Blvd, Suite 260, Cranston, RI 02920
127 Dorrance Street, 4th Floor, Providence, RI 02903
8 Neck Road, Tiverton, RI 02878
72 Clifford St, 3rd Floor, Providence, RI 02903
148 West River Street, Suite 1E, Providence, RI 02904
7405 Post Road, North Kingstown, RI 02852-3216
35 Touro Street, Newport, RI 02840
450 Warren Avenue, East Providence, RI 02914
10 Dorrance Street, Suite 700 - #1674, Providence, RI 02903
50 Kennedy Plaza, 11th Floor, Providence, RI 02903
1000 Smith Street, Providence, RI 02908
1301 Atwood Ave, Suite 215 N, Johnston, RI 02919
40 Westminster Street, Suite 700, Providence, RI 02903
536 Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI 02909
117 Metro Center Boulevard, Suite 2001, Warwick, RI 02886
1500 Nooseneck Hill Road, Coventry, RI 02816
78 Kenwood St, Cranston, RI 02907
300 Centerville Road, Summit West, Suite 305, Warwick, RI 02886
127 Dorrance St., Providence, RI 02903
600 Toll Gate Rd, Warwick, RI 02886
999 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
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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 Rhode Island 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