Top Topeka, KS Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1064 SW Wanamaker Rd, Topeka, KS 66604
2850 SW Mission Woods Dr, Suite 102, Topeka, KS 66614-5616
1535 Southwest 29th Street, Topeka, KS 66611
1508 SW Topeka Blvd., Topeka, KS 66612
1610 Southwest Topeka Boulevard, Topeka, KS 66612
1321 S.W. Topeka Boulevard, Topeka, KS 66612-1816
100 SE 9th St., Suite 260, Topeka, KS 66612
110 West 5th Street, Holton, KS 66436
555 Kansas Avenue, Suite 101, Topeka, KS 66603
2942A Southwest Wanamaker Drive, Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66614
5605 Southwest Barrington Court South, Suite 201, Topeka, KS 66614
4848 SW 21st St, Ste 201, Topeka, KS 66604
2909 Southwest Maupin Lane, Topeka, KS 66614
100 SE 9th St, Topeka, KS 66612
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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