Top Chillicothe, MO Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
903 Jackson Street, PO Box 228, Chillicothe, MO 64601
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1201 NW Briarcliff Pkwy, Suite 200, Kansas City, MO 64116
Contact The Law Office of Andrew T. Christie, LLC in Chillicothe, Missouri for experienced legal assistance in Drug Possession.
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3770 Broadway Blvd, Suite 111, Kansas City, MO 64111
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119 E 3rd St, Cameron, MO 64429
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9 South 11th Street, PO Box 280, Lexington, MO 64067
111 S Baltimore St, Kirksville, MO 63501
201 S. Baltimore St. Suite B, PO Box 710, Kirksville, MO 63501
204 E. Kansas Street, Suite A, Liberty, MO 64068
17 W Kansas St, Liberty, MO 64068
1117 South Broadway Street, PO Box 110, Oak Grove, MO 64075
801 Northwest Vesper Street, Blue Springs, MO 64015
1114 W. Main Street, Suite 225, Blue Springs, MO 64015
1114 W. Main St, Blue Springs, MO 64015
7924 North Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO 64118
201 N Spring St, Independence, MO 64050
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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