Top Salina, KS Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
200 S. Santa Fe, Suite 6, Salina, KS 67401
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120 West Kansas Avenue, Suite B, McPherson, KS 67460
923 Westport Pl, Suite 130 Box 6, Manhattan, KS 66502
1619 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502
211 S 4th St, Manhattan, KS 66505
417 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502
323 Poyntz Avenue, Suite 204, Manhattan, KS 66502
2200 Lakin Street, PO Drawer 459, Great Bend, KS 67530
3241 N Toben St, Wichita, KS 67226
8415 E 21st North, Suite 210, Wichita, KS 67206
310 West Central Avenue, Suite 111, Wichita, KS 67202
500 N. Market Street, Wichita, KS 67214
445 North Waco, Wichita, KS 67202
1617 North Waterfront Parkway, Suite 400, Wichita, KS 67206-6639
328 North Main, Wichita, KS 67202
Salina 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 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