Which statement best describes constructive possession?

• A. The substance is on the person
• B. The substance is in a place the person controls
• C. The substance is in someone else’s possession
• D. The substance is legally possessed

Answer: (B)

Constructive possession means you don’t have the drug on your person, but you have the power to control it or access to the place where it is stored. When drugs are found in a location you control—like a room, apartment, or vehicle you regularly use—you can be charged with constructive possession because you could exercise dominion over it. That’s why describing the substance as being in a place you control is the best fit.

Having it on your person is actual possession, not constructive. If it’s in someone else’s possession, you don’t have control over it. Saying it’s “legally possessed” isn’t a precise description of possession concepts in this context.