Top Burns, TN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1222 Demonbreun St, Suite 1700, Nashville, TN 37203
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414 Union St, Suite 1110, Nashville, TN 37219
215 Centerview Drive, Suite 263, Brentwood, TN 37027
131 S Water Ave., Gallatin, TN 37066
414 Union Street, Suite 904, Nashville, TN 37219
1900 Church Street, Suite 400, Nashville, TN 37203
7000 Executive Center Dr, Suite 240, Brentwood, TN 37027
Two Maryland Farms, Suite 2-126, Brentwood, TN 37027
219 3rd Ave. N, Franklin, TN 37064
214 2nd Ave. N, Suite 206, Nashville, TN 37201
1608 Westgate Circle, Suite 100, Brentwood, TN 37027
807 Athenaeum St, Columbia, TN 38401
219 3rd Ave N, Franklin, TN 37064
211 Union Street, Suite 200, Nashville, TN 37201
1308 Rosa Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208
222 Second Ave South, Suite 1840, Nashville, TN 37201
209 10th Ave S, Suite 560, Nashville, TN 37203
104 Woodmont Blvd., Suite 201, Nashville, TN 37205
3200 West End Ave, Ste. 500, Nashville, TN 37203
1224 2nd Ave S, Ste 102, Nashville, TN 37210
222 2nd Avenue North, Suite 326, Nashville, TN 37201
103 W Main St, Lebanon, TN 37087
208 Third Ave N, Suite 300, Nashville, TN 37201
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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 Tennessee 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