Identify the circumstances in which possession can be treated as an act. Explain why possession is treated as an act in these circumstances and not in others

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Possession is not an action, it's a condition. The two main reasons for the legal fiction of possession as an action are: (1) to prevent future or more serious crime, and (2) most people get possession by their voluntary acts. There are two types of possession: active and constructive. Active means I have control of something on my person. Constructive means I have control of something but it is not on my person. Possession can also be knowing or mere. Knowing possession means that you know what you have. Mere possession means you are not aware of what you have. Most states require knowing possession. Although possession is not an act, most people charged with possession have acquired possession by the voluntary act of acquisition.

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