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10 Weybosset Street, Suite 900, Providence, RI 02903
1312 Atwood Ave, Johnston, RI 02919
127 Dorrance St., Providence, RI 02903
130 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI 02903
681 Hope St, Bristol, RI 02809
127 Dorrance Street, 2nd Floor, Providence, RI 02903
381 Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI 02909
1312 Atwood Ave, PO Box 9184, Providence, RI 02940
128 Dorrance St, Suie 550, Providence, RI 02903
128 Dorrance Street, Shakespeare Hall - Suite 400, Providence, RI 02903
1 Turks Head Place, Suite 1440, Providence, RI 02903
127 Dorrance Street, 4th Floor, Providence, RI 02903
101 Dyer St, Suite 2D, Providence, RI 02903
128 Dorrance St, 6th 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
72 Clifford St, 3rd Floor, Providence, RI 02903
2639 South County Trail, East Greenwich, RI 02818
190 Broad St, Suite 3E, Providence, RI 02903
10 Dorrance St, Suite 700, Providence, RI 02903
2374 Diamond HIll Rd, Cumberland, RI 02864
145 Waterman St, Providence, RI 02906
10 Dorrance Street, Suite 700 - #1674, Providence, RI 02903
564 S Water 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