(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful possession of controlled substance if:
(1) Except as otherwise authorized, he or she possesses a controlled substance enumerated in Schedules I through V.
(2) He or she obtains by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge or by the alteration of a prescription or written order or by the concealment of a material fact or by the use of a false name or giving a false address, a controlled substance enumerated in Schedules I through V or a precursor chemical enumerated in Section 20-2-181.
(b) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance is a Class D felony.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 12 - Offenses Against Public Health and Morals.
Division 2 - Drug Possession and Sale Offenses.
Section 13A-12-210 - Short Title.
Section 13A-12-212 - Unlawful Possession or Receipt of Controlled Substances.
Section 13A-12-213 - Unlawful Possession of Marihuana in the First Degree.
Section 13A-12-214 - Unlawful Possession of Marihuana in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-12-214.1 - Unlawful Possession of Certain Chemical Compounds.
Section 13A-12-214.2 - (Repealed Effective July 1, 2020) Possession and Use of Cannabidiol.
Section 13A-12-214.3 - Possession and Use of Cannabidiol for Certain Debilitating Conditions.
Section 13A-12-216 - Schedules of Controlled Substances.
Section 13A-12-217 - Unlawful Manufacture of Controlled Substance in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-12-218 - Unlawful Manufacture of Controlled Substance in the First Degree.
Section 13A-12-219 - Unlawful Possession of Anhydrous Ammonia.