Top Franklin, TN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
511 Union Street, Suite 1000, Nashville, TN 37219
215 Centerview Drive, Suite 263, Brentwood, TN 37027
1222 Demonbreun St, Suite 1700, Nashville, TN 37203
1131 4th Ave S, Suite 320, Nashville, TN 37210
219 3rd Ave N, Franklin, TN 37064
131 S Water Ave., Gallatin, TN 37066
320 Seven Springs Way, Ste 110, Brentwood, TN 37027
211 Union Street, Suite 200, Nashville, TN 37201
1308 Rosa Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208
3200 West End Ave, Suite 500, Nashville, TN 37203
113 W. Main St, Gallatin, TN 37066
414 Union Street, Suite 904, Nashville, TN 37219
414 Union St, Suite 1110, Nashville, TN 37219
130 Fourth Avenue South, Franklin, TN 37064
801 5th Avenue South, Suite 201, Nashville, TN 37203
424 Church Street, Suite 2260, Nashville, TN 37219
2000 Glen Echo Rd, Suite 113, Nashville, TN 37215
1616 Westgate Circle, Brentwood, TN 37027
211 Union St, Suite 200, Nashville, TN 37201
807 Athenaeum St, Columbia, TN 38401
201 East Main St, Suite 360, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
104 Woodmont Blvd., Suite 201, Nashville, TN 37205
209 10th Ave S, Suite 560, Nashville, TN 37203
414 Union St, Suite 1007, Nashville, TN 37219
511 Union St, Suite 1100, Nashville, TN 37219
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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