Top White Pine, TN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1105 Banner St, Dandridge, TN 37725
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550 W. Main Street, Suite 340, Knoxville, TN 37902
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248 Bruce Street, Suite 2, Sevierville, TN 37862
124 Court Avenue, Sevierville, TN 37862-3563
111 Commerce Street, Sevierville, TN 37862
121 S. Main St., Greeneville, TN 37743
100 South Main Street, Greeneville, TN 37743
225 South Depot Street, Rogersville, TN 37857
900 S Gay St, Suite 802, Knoxville, TN 37902
800 S. Gay Street, Suite 1200, Knoxville, TN 37929
900 South Gay Street, Suite 2006, Knoxville, TN 37902
625 Market St, Ste 900, Knoxville, TN 37902
900 South Gay Street, Suite 2100, Knoxville, TN 37902
800 S. Gay St., Suite 2250, Knoxville, TN 37929
800 South Gay Street, Suite 1950, Knoxville, TN 37929
White Pine 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