Top Wichita, KS Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
505 S Broadway, Suite 205, Wichita, KS 67202
7940 W Kellogg Dr, Wichita, KS 67209
505 S. Broadway, Suite 205, Wichita, KS 67202
100 North Main, Suite 1001, Wichita, KS 67202
100 N Broadway, Suite 400, Wichita, KS 67202
445 North Waco, Wichita, KS 67202
8415 East 21st Street North, Suite 220, Wichita, KS 67206
200 W Douglass Ave, Suite 350, Wichita, KS 67202
111 S Whittier St, Wichita, KS 67207
1625 North Waterfront Parkway, Suite 300, Wichita, KS 67206-6620
200 West Douglas, Suite 400, Wichita, KS 67202
1617 North Waterfront Parkway, Suite 400, Wichita, KS 67206-6639
301 North Main Street, 1600 Epic Center, Wichita, KS 67202
300 West Douglas Avenue, Suite 500, Wichita, KS 67202
200 W Douglas Ave, Suite 830, Wichita, KS 67202
310 West Central Avenue, Suite 111, Wichita, KS 67202
500 N. Market Street, Wichita, KS 67214
200 North Broadway, Suite 300, Wichita, KS 67202
1223 East 1st Street, Wichita, KS 67214
8415 E 21st North, Suite 210, Wichita, KS 67206
255 N Water St, Wichita, KS 67202
328 North Main, Wichita, KS 67202
121 S Whittier St, Wichita, KS 67207
4601 E Douglas Ave, Suite 201, Wichita, KS 67218
245 N Waco Ave, Suite 125, Wichita, KS 67202
Wichita 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