Top Watertown, TN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1221 Broadway, ONE 22 ONE, Suite 2400, Nashville, TN 37203
807 Athenaeum St, Columbia, TN 38401
176 W Franklin St, Gallatin, TN 37066
214 2nd Ave. N, Suite 206, Nashville, TN 37201
810 Oak Meadow Drive, Suite 682286, Franklin, TN 37064
712 Trotwood Ave, Columbia, TN 38401-3026
140 N Main St, Goodlettsville, TN 37072
1308 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208
Two Maryland Farms, Suite 2-126, Brentwood, TN 37027
219 3rd Ave. N, Franklin, TN 37064
222 Second Ave South, Suite 1840, Nashville, TN 37201
100 Bluegrass Commons Blvd, Suite 2370, Hendersonville, TN 37075
511 Union Street, Suite 2700, Nashville City Center, Nashville, TN 37219
501 Commerce St, Suite 1300, Nashville, TN 37203
120 S Main St, Ashland City, TN 37015
1308 Rosa Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208
113 W. Main St, Gallatin, TN 37066
3200 West End Ave, Suite 500, Nashville, TN 37203
426 Century Ct, Suite 102, Franklin, TN 37064
211 Union Street, Suite 200, Nashville, TN 37201
40 Music Square E, Nashville, TN 37203
209 10th Ave S, Suite 560, Nashville, TN 37203
104 Woodmont Blvd., Suite 201, Nashville, TN 37205
1308 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208
1131 4th Ave S, Suite 320, Nashville, TN 37210
Watertown 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