Top Nashville, TN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
333 Commerce Street, Ste 1300, Nashville, TN 37201
500 11th Ave N, Suite 600, Nashville, TN 37203
2126 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN 37212
201 4th Ave N, Suite 1800, Nashville, TN 37219
1600 West End Ave, Suite 1750, Nashville, TN 37203
303 W Main St, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
PO Box 128091, Nashville, TN 37212
2021 Richard Jones Road, Suite 150E, Nashville, TN 37215
315 Deaderick St, Suite 1550, Nashville, TN 37238
3250 Dickerson Pike Ste. 121, PO Box 281765, Nashville, TN 37228
214 Second Ave N, Suite 208, Nashville, TN 37238
7000 Executive Center Dr, Suite 240, Brentwood, TN 37027
1608 Westgate Circle, Suite 100, Brentwood, TN 37027
120 S Main St, Ashland City, TN 37015
333 Commerce Street, Suite 1050, Nashville, TN 37201
214 2nd Ave. N, Suite 206, Nashville, TN 37201
Two Maryland Farms, Suite 2-126, Brentwood, TN 37027
219 3rd Ave. N, Franklin, TN 37064
218 West Main Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
215 Centerview Drive, Suite 263, Brentwood, TN 37027
1131 4th Ave S, Suite 320, Nashville, TN 37210
1222 Demonbreun St, Suite 1700, Nashville, TN 37203
615 Main St, Suite 102, Nashville, TN 37206
211 Union Street, Suite 200, Nashville, TN 37201
1308 Rosa Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208
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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