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100 W. Martin Luther Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37402
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1257 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
1253 Market St, Suite 100, Chattanooga, TN 37402
736 Georgia Avenue, Suite 300, Chattanooga, TN 37402
633 Chestnut Street, Suite 1300, PO Box 6068, Chattanooga, TN 37402
735 Broad Street, Suite 800, Chattanooga, TN 37402-2931
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50 Frazier Avenue, Suite 300, Chattanooga, TN 37405
735 Broad Street, Suite 1000, Chattanooga, TN 37402
110 Somerville Ave, Suite 266, Chattanooga, TN 37405
1502 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404
1110 Market Street, Suite 302, Chattanooga, TN 37402
633 Chestnut Street, Suite 2000, Chattanooga, TN 37450
3828 Dayton Blvd., Chattanooga, TN 37415-0307
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735 Broad Street, Suite 600, Chattanooga, TN 37402
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East Ridge 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