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1000 Chapel View Blvd, Suite 260, Cranston, RI 02920
50 Kennedy Plaza, 11th Floor, Providence, RI 02903
1 Turks Head Place, Suite 1440, Providence, RI 02903
129 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI 02903
190 Broad St, Suite 3E, Providence, RI 02903
36 S County Commons Way, Unit C3 Rear, South Kingstown, RI 02879
10 Dorrance Street, Suite 700 - #1674, Providence, RI 02903
1 Courthouse Square, Newport, RI 02840
36 South County Commons Way, Suite C-6, Wakefield, RI 02879
35 Sockanossett Cross Rd, Cranston, RI 02920
462 Broadway, Providence, RI 02909
10 Weybosset Street, Suite 900, Providence, RI 02903
One Citizens Plaza, Suite 620, Providence, RI 02903
1 Turks Head Pl, Suite 600, Providence, RI 02903
10 Dorrance St, Suite 700, Providence, RI 02903
1 Financial Plz, 18th Floor, Providence, RI 02903
450 Warren Avenue, East Providence, RI 02914
462 Broadway, Providence, RI 02909
1350 Division Rd, Suite 102, West Warwick, RI 02893
127 Dorrance Street, 2nd Floor, Providence, RI 02903
1 Turks Head Place, Suite 1440, Providence, RI 02903
300 Centerville Road, Summit West, Suite 305, Warwick, RI 02886
2639 South County Trail, East Greenwich, RI 02818
615 Jefferson Blvd, Suite B208, Warwick, RI 02886
145 Waterman St, Providence, RI 02906
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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