Top West County, MO Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
12813 Flushing Meadows Dr, Suite 150, St. Louis, MO 63131
7711 Bonhomme Ave, Suite 650, St. Louis, MO 63105
5301 Veterans Memorial Pkwy, Ste 201, St. Peters, MO 63376
121 Chesterfield Business Pkwy, Chesterfield, MO 63005
400 Chesterfield Center, #400, Chesterfield, MO 63017
7281 Olive Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63101
202 South Main Street, O'Fallon, MO 63366
PO Box 440423, St. Louis, MO 63144
1429 Wentzville Pkwy, Wentzville, MO 63385
210 S. Bemiston Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63105
225 South Meramec Avenue, Suite 508, St. Louis, MO 63105
7711 Carondelet Ave, Suite 800, St. Louis, MO 63105
655 Craig Rd, Suite 252, St. Louis, MO 63141
7733 Forsyth Blvd, Suite 750, St. Louis, MO 63105
1 North Brentwood Blvd, Suite 1200, St. Louis, MO 63105
13930 Manchester Road, Ballwin, MO 63011
301 Main St, Hillsboro, MO 63050
120 South Central Avenue, Suite 130, St. Louis, MO 63105
7733 Forsyth Blvd, Suite 1100, St. Louis, MO 63105
11477 Olde Cabin Rd, Suite 110, St. Louis, MO 63141
555 Washington Ave., Suite 420, St. Louis, MO 63101
120 South Central Avenue, Suite 160, St. Louis, MO 63105
14 Richmond Center Ct, St. Peters, MO 63376
655 Craig Rd, Suite 252, St. Louis, MO 63141
440 N 4th St, St. Louis, MO 63102
West County 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