Top Smyrna, TN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1600 West End Ave, Suite 1750, Nashville, TN 37203
222 Second Ave South, Suite 1840, Nashville, TN 37201
315 Deaderick Street, 20th Floor, Nashville, TN 37238
1600 West End Ave, Suite 2000, Nashville, TN 37203
511 Union Street, Suite 1000, Nashville, TN 37219
215 Centerview Drive, Suite 263, Brentwood, TN 37027
414 Union St, Suite 1007, Nashville, TN 37219
511 Union St, Suite 1100, Nashville, TN 37219
208 Third Ave N, Suite 300, Nashville, TN 37201
1201 S Graycroft Ave, Madison, TN 37115
511 Union Street, Suite 2700, Nashville City Center, Nashville, TN 37219
501 Commerce St, Suite 1300, Nashville, TN 37203
137 Public Square, Lebanon, TN 37087
150 Public Square, Lebanon, TN 37087
1310 6th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37208
102A Scottsville Road, PO Box 280, Lafayette, TN 37083
414 Union Street, Suite 904, Nashville, TN 37219
102 Frey Street, PO Box 82, Ashland City, TN 37015
29 Public Square, PO Box 411, Columbia, TN 38401
3017 Poston Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203
210 E. College St., Dickson, TN 37055
810 Oak Meadow Drive, Suite 682286, Franklin, TN 37064
106 E College St., PO Box 1336, Murfreesboro, TN 37133
1201 Demonbreun St, Suite 1000, Nashville, TN 37203
5200 Maryland Way, Ste. 301, 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