Top Monterey, TN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
418 East Broad St, Suite1C, Cookeville, TN 38501
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JMG, PLLC has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Monterey, Tennessee.
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9 S Jefferson Ave, Suite 101, Cookeville, TN 38501
310 E. Broad Street, Suite A, Cookeville, TN 38501
105 S Dixie Ave, Cookeville, TN 38501
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27 North Main St, Sparta, TN 38583
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571 Main St, Jacksboro, TN 37757
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7619 Hwy 70 S, PO Box 210184, Nashville, TN 37221
Law Offices of Thomas T. Overton helps clients in the Monterey area with their Tennessee Drug Possession needs.
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365 W. Main Street, McMinnville, TN 37110-2519
150 Public Square, Lebanon, TN 37087
137 Public Square, Lebanon, TN 37087
103 W Main St, Lebanon, TN 37087
111 N. Greenwood St., Suite B, Lebanon, TN 37087
531 Main St., Ste 7, PO Box 426, Jacksboro, TN 37757
310 N. Main Street, Clinton, TN 37716
300 Market Street, Clinton, TN 37716
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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