Top Winchester, TN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
705 Dinah Shore Boulevard, Winchester, TN 37398
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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 Winchester, Tennessee.
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27 North Main St, Sparta, TN 38583
Getting legal representation for your Drug Possession issue is easier than you think. Let JMG, PLLC in Winchester, Tennessee help you today.
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7619 Hwy 70 S, PO Box 210184, Nashville, TN 37221
Law Offices of Thomas T. Overton helps clients in the Winchester area with their Tennessee Drug Possession needs.
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4896 Main Street, Suite 201, Jasper, TN 37347
1303A North Main Street, Shelbyville, TN 37160
365 W. Main Street, McMinnville, TN 37110-2519
110 Somerville Ave, Suite 266, Chattanooga, TN 37405
633 Chestnut Street, Suite 640, Chattanooga, TN 37450
735 Broad Street, Suite 600, Chattanooga, TN 37402
735 Broad Street, Suite 800, Chattanooga, TN 37402-2931
735 Broad Street, Suite 1000, Chattanooga, TN 37402
50 Frazier Avenue, Suite 300, Chattanooga, TN 37405
537 Market Street, Market Court, Suite 300, Chattanooga, TN 37402-1225
633 Chestnut Street, Suite 300, Chattanooga, TN 37450
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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