Top Bowling Green, MO Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2608 Georgia Street, Louisiana, MO 63353
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8000 Maryland Avenue, Suite 910, St. Louis, MO 63105
When you need Drug Possession help in Bowling Green, contact Travis Noble, P.C., an established Missouri law firm.
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120 S Central Ave, #1550, Clayton, MO 63105
Contact JCS Law for experienced Drug Possession guidance in Bowling Green, Missouri.
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300 Main St., Troy, MO 63379
421 South Main Street, PO Box 290, Troy, MO 63379
1429 Wentzville Pkwy, Wentzville, MO 63385
24 W Main St, Suite 216, Wentzville, MO 63385
202 South Main Street, O'Fallon, MO 63366
14 Richmond Center Ct, St. Peters, MO 63376
7361 Veterans Memorial Pkwy, St. Peters, MO 63376
340 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, Suite C, St. Peters, MO 63376
5770 Mexico Road, Suite A, St. Peters, MO 63376
5301 Veterans Memorial Pkwy, Ste 201, St. Peters, MO 63376
1777 Washington Crossing, #1063, Washington, MO 63090
800 Clark St, St. Charles, MO 63301
Bowling Green 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 Missouri 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