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406 Armour Road, Suite 220, North Kansas City, MO 64116
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221 E 11th St, Kansas City, MO 64106
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17 W Kansas St, Liberty, MO 64068
501 Main St., PO Box 258, Platte City, MO 64079
1201 Walnut St, Suite 2350, Kansas City, MO 64106
801 Northwest Vesper Street, Blue Springs, MO 64015
1114 W. Main St, Blue Springs, MO 64015
2300 Main St, Suite 900, Kansas City, MO 64108
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1201 NW Briarcliff Parkway, Second Floor, Kansas City, MO 64116
119 E 3rd St, Cameron, MO 64429
19049 E Valley View Parkway, Suite B, Independence, MO 64055
600 East 8th Street, Suite A, Kansas City, MO 64106
1609 W. 92nd St., Kansas City, MO 64114
1263 W 72nd Ter, Kansas City, MO 64114
1100 Main St, Suite 2800, Kansas City, MO 64105
926 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO 64106
1821 Wyandotte Street, Ste. 200, Kansas City, MO 64108
233 West Walnut Street, Independence, MO 64050-3825
2614 NE 56th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64119
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Hamilton 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