Top Lancaster, MO Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
111 S Baltimore St, Kirksville, MO 63501
201 S. Baltimore St. Suite B, PO Box 710, Kirksville, MO 63501
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1201 NW Briarcliff Pkwy, Suite 200, Kansas City, MO 64116
Contact The Law Office of Andrew T. Christie, LLC in Lancaster, 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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903 Jackson Street, PO Box 228, Chillicothe, MO 64601
2801 Saint Marys Avenue, PO Box 962, Hannibal, MO 63401
100 N. Jefferson St, Mexico, MO 65265
119 E 3rd St, Cameron, MO 64429
4040 Rangeline Street, Columbia, MO 65202
2608 Georgia Street, Louisiana, MO 63353
217 N Ninth St, Columbia, MO 65201
1000 W Nifong Blvd, Building 7, Suite 201, Columbia, MO 65203
511 E Walnut St, PO Box 476, Columbia, MO 65201
11 North 7th Street, Columbia, MO 65201
700 Cherry Street, 2nd Floor, PO Box 7686, Columbia, MO 65205
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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