Top Summertown, TN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
235 Waterloo Street, Lawrenceburg, TN 38464-3626
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7619 Hwy 70 S, PO Box 210184, Nashville, TN 37221
Law Offices of Thomas T. Overton helps clients in the Summertown area with their Tennessee Drug Possession needs.
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2802 N Highland Ave, Suite A, Jackson, TN 38305
Those confronted with Drug Possession issues can connect with Johnson Law Firm. This practice offers legal help to clients in the Summertown, Tennessee area.
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418 East Broad St, Suite1C, Cookeville, TN 38501
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JMG, PLLC has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Summertown, Tennessee.
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100 W. Martin Luther Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37402
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Garza Law Firm, PLLC has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Summertown, Tennessee.
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103 Berrywood Dr, Columbia, TN 38401
712 Trotwood Ave, Columbia, TN 38401-3026
807 Athenaeum St, Columbia, TN 38401
29 Public Square, PO Box 411, Columbia, TN 38401
211 West Madison Street, PO Box 409, Pulaski, TN 38478
123 S 1st St, Pulaski, TN 38478
426 Century Ct, Suite 102, Franklin, TN 37064
509 New Hwy 96 W, Suite 201, Franklin, TN 37064
130 Fourth Avenue South, Franklin, TN 37064
342 Main St, Suite 202, Franklin, TN 37064
Summertown Drug Possession Information
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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