Top Ridgeland, MS Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3002 N. Mill Street, Jackson, MS 39216
213 S Lamar St, Jackson, MS 39201
10 Canebreak Boulevard, Suite 110-071, Flowood, MS 39232
200 E Government St, Suite 300, Brandon, MS 39042
120 Depot Drive, Madison, MS 39110
201 Main Ave N, Magee, MS 39111
1755 Lelia Dr, Suite 301, Jackson, MS 39216
3100 N State St, Suite 300, Jackson, MS 39216
400 East Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39201
200 North Congress Street, PO Box 22909, Suite 401, Jackson, MS 39201
1020 Highland Colony Pkwy, Suite 400, Ridgeland, MS 39157
PO Box 2629, Madison, MS 39110
767 N Congress St, Jackson, MS 39202
100 Vision Drive, One Eastover Center, Suite 400, Jackson, MS 39211
404 Fontaine Place, Suite 104, Ridgeland, MS 39157
106 S. President Street, Suite 400, Jackson, MS 39201
501 S. State Street, Jackson, MS 39201
648 Lakeland Dr E, Suite A, Flowood, MS 39232
101 West Washington St, Suite C5, Ridgeland, MS 39157
188 East Capitol Street, Suite 1000, Jackson, MS 39201
200 W. Jackson Street, Suite 200, Ridgeland, MS 39157
395 Edgewood Terrace Dr, Jackson, MS 39206
158 East Pascagoula Street, Jackson, MS 39215
907 West Peace Street, PO Box 105, Canton, MS 39046
1044 River Oaks Drive, Flowood, MS 39232
Ridgeland 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