Top Fulton, MS Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
201 Magazine Street, Suite 201, Tupelo, MS 38804
332 North Spring Street, PO Box 1357, Tupelo, MS 38802
347 N Spring St, Tupelo, MS 38804
452 N Spring St, Tupelo, MS 38804
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201 E Bankhead St, PO Box 1771, New Albany, MS 38652
461 East Street, West Point, MS 39773
428 24th Ave N, Columbus, MS 39705
428 24th Ave N, Columbus, MS 39705
419 Main St, Columbus, MS 39701
400 Enterprise Drive, PO Drawer 707, Oxford, MS 38655
203 E Main Street, Starkville, MS 39759
127 E Main Street, Starkville, MS 39759
829 N Lamar Blvd, Unit 1, Oxford, MS 38655
2088 Old Taylor Rd, Oxford, MS 38655
1221 Madison Ave, Oxford, MS 38655
Fulton 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 Mississippi 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