Top Murfreesboro, TN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
102A Scottsville Road, PO Box 280, Lafayette, TN 37083
1310 6th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37208
810 Oak Meadow Drive, Suite 682286, Franklin, TN 37064
1308 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208
424 Church Street, Suite 2260, Nashville, TN 37219
176 W Franklin St, Gallatin, TN 37066
201 4th Ave N, Suite 1800, Nashville, TN 37219
1600 West End Ave, Suite 1750, Nashville, TN 37203
4235 Hillsboro Pike, Suite 300, Nashville, TN 37215
222 Second Ave South, Suite 1840, Nashville, TN 37201
2000 Glen Echo Rd, Suite 113, Nashville, TN 37215
211 Union St, Suite 200, Nashville, TN 37201
2126 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212
511 Union Street, Suite 2700, Nashville City Center, Nashville, TN 37219
807 Athenaeum St, Columbia, TN 38401
300 James Robertson Pkwy, Suite 306, Nashville, TN 37201
424 Church St., Suite 2000, Nashville, TN 37219
615 Main St, Suite 102, Nashville, TN 37206
29 Public Square, PO Box 411, Columbia, TN 38401
3017 Poston Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203
210 E. College St., Dickson, TN 37055
209 10th Ave S, Suite 560, Nashville, TN 37203
104 Woodmont Blvd., Suite 201, Nashville, TN 37205
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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