Top Nashville, TN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
511 Union Street, Suite 1000, Nashville, TN 37219
501 Commerce St, Suite 1300, Nashville, TN 37203
137 Public Square, Lebanon, TN 37087
1310 6th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37208
3250 Dickerson Pike Ste. 121, PO Box 281765, Nashville, TN 37228
315 Deaderick St, Suite 1550, Nashville, TN 37238
8115 Isabella Lane, Suite 9, Brentwood, TN 37027
214 Second Ave N, Suite 208, Nashville, TN 37238
102A Scottsville Road, PO Box 280, Lafayette, TN 37083
102 Frey Street, PO Box 82, Ashland City, TN 37015
303 W Main St, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
2021 Richard Jones Road, Suite 150E, Nashville, TN 37215
PO Box 128091, Nashville, TN 37212
340 21st Ave North, Nashville, TN 37203
201 4th Ave N, Suite 1800, Nashville, TN 37219
500 11th Ave N, Suite 600, Nashville, TN 37203
1600 West End Ave, Suite 1750, Nashville, TN 37203
1201 Demonbreun St, Suite 1000, Nashville, TN 37203
315 Deaderick Street, 20th Floor, Nashville, TN 37238
1600 West End Ave, Suite 2000, Nashville, TN 37203
414 Union St, Suite 1007, Nashville, TN 37219
511 Union St, Suite 1100, Nashville, TN 37219
201 East Main St, Suite 360, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
130 Fourth Avenue South, Franklin, TN 37064
1616 Westgate Circle, Brentwood, TN 37027
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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