Top Saint Louis, MO Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
7711 Bonhomme Ave, Suite 650, St. Louis, MO 63105
8000 Maryland Avenue, Suite 450, St. Louis, MO 63105
800 Market Street, Suite 2950, St. Louis, MO 63101
1650 Des Peres Rd., Suite 220, St. Louis, MO 63131
317 N 11th St, Suite 402, St. Louis, MO 63101
2010 S. Big Bend Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63117
5770 Mexico Rd, Suite A, St. Peters, MO 63376
305 W. Fourth Street, Washington, MO 63090
7711 Bonhomme Ave, Suite 710, Clayton, MO 63105
1650 Des Peres Rd, Suite 150, St. Louis, MO 63131
7361 Veterans Memorial Pkwy, St. Peters, MO 63376
680 Craig Rd, Suite 400, St. Louis, MO 63141
12813 Flushing Meadows Dr, Suite 150, St. Louis, MO 63131
120 S Central Ave, Suite 725, Clayton, MO 63105
555 Washington Ave, Suite 420, St. Louis, MO 63101
225 S Meramec Ave, Suite 1200, St. Louis, MO 63105
PO Box 440423, St. Louis, MO 63144
121 Chesterfield Business Pkwy, Chesterfield, MO 63005
8008 Carondelet Ave, Suite 102, St. Louis, MO 63105
5301 Veterans Memorial Pkwy, Ste 201, St. Peters, MO 63376
7751 Carondelet, Suite 204, St. Louis, MO 63105
101 S Hanley Rd, Ste. 600, St. Louis, MO 63105
222 S Meramec Ave, Suite 203, Clayton, MO 63105
202 South Main Street, O'Fallon, MO 63366
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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