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4466 Elvis Presley Blvd, Suite 143, Memphis, TN 38116
3725 Champion Hills Drive, Suite 3000, Memphis, TN 38125
6075 Poplar Avenue, Suite 500, Memphis, TN 38119
131 West Liberty Ave, Covington, TN 38019
40 South Main, Suite 1700, Memphis, TN 38103
6070 Poplar Ave, Suite 300, Memphis, TN 38119
5050 Poplar Ave., Suite 1430, Memphis, TN 38157
619 South Cooper Street, Memphis, TN 38104
3200 Homewood Dr, Memphis, TN 38128
254 Court Ave, Suite 305, Memphis, TN 38103
205 West Market Street, PO Box 819, Somerville, TN 38068
45 N B.B. King Blvd, 2nd Floor, Memphis, TN 38103
202 Adams Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103
165 Madison Avenue, Suite 2000, Memphis, TN 38103
40 South Main Street, One Commerce Square, 29th Floor, Memphis, TN 38103-5529
6000 Poplar Avenue, Suite 400, Memphis, TN 38119
40 S. Main Street, Suite 2210, Memphis, TN 38103-2555
254 Court Ave, Ste 305, Memphis, TN 38103
5100 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38137
200 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 1250, Memphis, TN 38103
5050 Poplar Avenue, Suite 1616, Memphis, TN 38157
246 Adams Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103
1545 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104
296 Washington Avenue, PO Box 3047, Memphis, TN 38173
111 West Pleasant Street, Covington, TN 38019
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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