Top Sevierville, TN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
550 West Main Street, Suite 550, Knoxville, TN 37902
315 High St, Maryville, TN 37804
550 Main Street, Suite 950, Knoxville, TN 37902
2125 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37921
310 N. Main Street, Clinton, TN 37716
712 South Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
2095 Lakeside Centre Way, Suite 110, Knoxville, TN 37922
111 Commerce Street, Sevierville, TN 37862
248 Bruce Street, Suite 2, Sevierville, TN 37862
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265 Brookview Centre Way, Suite 600, Knoxville, TN 37919
109 S. Northshore Drive, Suite 310, Knoxville, TN 37919
625 Market Street, Suite 404, Knoxville, TN 37902
550 West Main Street, Suite 950, Knoxville, TN 37902-2536
1111 N. Northshore Drive, Landmark Tower North, Suite P-295, Knoxville, TN 37919
109 S Northshore Dr, Ste 401, Knoxville, TN 37919
800 South Gay Street, Suite 1950, Knoxville, TN 37929
625 Market St, Ste 900, Knoxville, TN 37902
4800 Old Kingston Pike, Suite 120, Knoxville, TN 37919
550 Main Street, Suite 750, Knoxville, TN 37902
9225 Westland Dr, Knoxville, TN 37922
265 Brookview Centre Way, Suite 604, Knoxville, TN 37919
800 S. Gay St., Suite 2250, Knoxville, TN 37929
625 Market St, Suite 500, Knoxville, TN 37902
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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