Top Hernando, MS Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2475 Memphis Street, Hernando, MS 38632
5779 Getwell Road, C 1, Southaven, MS 38672
1633 Main St, Southaven, MS 38671
291 Losher St, Hernando, MS 38632
8869 Centre St, Suite D, Southaven, MS 38671
2584 Highway 51 Street, Suite 1, Hernando, MS 38632
230 Goodman Rd E, Bldg 3, Suite 204, Southaven, MS 38671
2584 Hwy 51 South, Hernando, MS 38632
8619 Highway 51 N, PO Box 1366, Southaven, MS 38671
214 South Ward Street, Senatobia, MS 38668
5293 Getwell Rd, Southaven, MS 38672
Hernando 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