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254 Court Ave, Suite 305, Memphis, TN 38103
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6000 Poplar Avenue, Suite 250, Memphis, TN 38119
45 N B.B. King Blvd, 2nd Floor, Memphis, TN 38103
200 Jefferson Ave, Suite 811, Memphis, TN 38103
2670 Union Ave Extended, Suite 819, Memphis, TN 38112
40 South Main Street, Suite 2600, Memphis, TN 38103
619 South Cooper Street, Memphis, TN 38104
6000 Poplar Avenue, Suite 400, Memphis, TN 38119
6060 Primacy Parkway, Suite 100, Memphis, TN 38119
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Collierville, TN
165 Madison Avenue, Suite 2000, Memphis, TN 38103
40 South Main Street, One Commerce Square, 29th Floor, Memphis, TN 38103-5529
6000 Poplar Ave, Suite 250, Memphis, TN 38119
40 S. Main St., Suite 1540, Memphis, TN 38103
242 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38103
Collierville Drug Possession Information
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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