Top Great Bend, KS Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2200 Lakin Street, PO Drawer 459, Great Bend, KS 67530
We found a limited number of Drug Possession law firms in Great Bend. Below are some of the closest additional firms.
1203 Fort St, Hays, KS 67601
120 West Kansas Avenue, Suite B, McPherson, KS 67460
602 1/2 North 2nd Ave, Suite A, Dodge City, KS 67801
200 S. Santa Fe, Suite 6, Salina, KS 67401
7940 W Kellogg Dr, Wichita, KS 67209
445 North Waco, Wichita, KS 67202
310 West Central Avenue, Suite 111, Wichita, KS 67202
245 N Waco Ave, Suite 125, Wichita, KS 67202
500 N. Market Street, Wichita, KS 67214
301 North Main Street, 1600 Epic Center, Wichita, KS 67202
328 North Main, Wichita, KS 67202
121 S Whittier St, Wichita, KS 67207
200 W Douglass Ave, Suite 350, Wichita, KS 67202
200 W Douglas Ave, Suite 830, Wichita, KS 67202
Great Bend Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Great Bend
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Great Bend and checks their standing with Kansas bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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 Kansas 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