Top Richmond, MO Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1601 E. 18th Street, Suite 370, Kansas City, MO 64108
811 Grand Boulevard, #101 Suite A, Kansas City, MO 64106
9200 Ward Parkway, Suite 550, Kansas City, MO 64114
700 W 47th St, Suite 410, Kansas City, MO 64112
1919 Buchanan Street, North Kansas City, MO 64116
137 West Franklin Street, Clinton, MO 64735
204 E. Kansas Street, Suite A, Liberty, MO 64068
204 W Linwood Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111
7280 NW 87th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64153
6812 North Oak Trafficway, Suite 5, Kansas City, MO 64118
1828 Swift Avenue, Suite 104, North Kansas City, MO 64116
2300 Main St, Suite 900, Kansas City, MO 64108
905 McGee St., Suite 142, Kansas City, MO 64106
406 Armour Road, Suite 220, North Kansas City, MO 64116
1201 NW Briarcliff Parkway, Second Floor, Kansas City, MO 64116
100 Southwest 3rd Street, Suite C, Lee's Summit, MO 64063
201 N Spring St, Independence, MO 64050
1828 Walnut Street, 3rd Floor, Kansas City, MO 64108
140 Walnut St, Suite 202, Kansas City, MO 64106
606 W. 39th Street, Kansas City, MO 64111
2614 NE 56th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64119
5600 North Antioch Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64119
633 East 63rd Street, Suite 220, Kansas City, MO 64110
1301 Oak Street, Suite 300A, Kansas City, MO 64106
800 E 101st Terrace, Suite 350, Kansas City, MO 64131
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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