Top Shaw, MS Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
109 S Sharpe Ave, Cleveland, MS 38732
301 W Sunflower Rd, Suite D, Cleveland, MS 38732
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1640 Lelia Drive, Suite 200, Jackson, MS 39216
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207 Main Street, PO Box 1854, Greenville, MS 38702
152 Delta Avenue, PO Box 368, Clarksdale, MS 38614
306 Branscome Drive, Grenada, MS 38901
907 West Peace Street, PO Box 105, Canton, MS 39046
504 E Peace St, Canton, MS 39046
PO Box 12688, Jackson, MS 39236-2688
214 South Ward Street, Senatobia, MS 38668
118 Homestead Drive, Suite C, Madison, MS 39110
120 Depot Drive, Madison, MS 39110
PO Box 2629, Madison, MS 39110
1062 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 222, Ridgeland, MS 39157
7716 Old Canton Rd, Suite C, Madison, MS 39110
Shaw 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