Top Townsend, TN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
611 Smithview Drive, Maryville, TN 37803
408 N. Cedar Bluff Road, Suite 463, Knoxville, TN 37923
900 South Gay Street, Suite 2100, Knoxville, TN 37902
618 South Gay Street, Suite 300, Knoxville, TN 37901
800 S. Gay St., Suite 2250, Knoxville, TN 37929
625 Market St, Suite 500, Knoxville, TN 37902
900 S Gay St, Suite 802, Knoxville, TN 37902
800 S. Gay Street, Suite 1200, Knoxville, TN 37929
124 Court Avenue, Sevierville, TN 37862-3563
705 Gate Line, Suite 202, Knoxville, TN 37909
PO Box 31601, Knoxville, TN 37930
550 Main Street, Suite 730, Knoxville, TN 37902
550 West Main Street, Suite 550, Knoxville, TN 37902
10 Emroy PL, Knoxville, TN 37917
The Cherokee Building, 400 West Church Avenue, Suite 101, Knoxville, TN 37902
2095 Lakeside Centre Way, Suite 110, Knoxville, TN 37922
111 Commerce Street, Sevierville, TN 37862
265 Brookview Centre Way, Suite 600, Knoxville, TN 37919
248 Bruce Street, Suite 2, Sevierville, TN 37862
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
9225 Westland Dr, Knoxville, TN 37922
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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