Top Laplace, LA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
204 Village Cir, Suite 3, Slidell, LA 70458
8630 Oak St, New Orleans, LA 70118
631 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
3333 W. Napoleon Avenue, Suite 101, Metairie, LA 70001
700 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
365 Canal St, Suite 2550, New Orleans, LA 70130
1901 Manhattan Blvd, Bldg D, Harvey, LA 70058
1100 Poydras St., Suite 2990, New Orleans, LA 70163
1 Galleria Blvd., Suite 1502, Metairie, LA 70001
320 Huey P Long Ave, Gretna, LA 70054-5905
2821 Kingman St, Suite C, PO Box 491, Metairie, LA 70004
530 Powder St, Suite 3, New Orleans, LA 70114
401 Audubon St, New Orleans, LA 70118
701 Papworth Avenue, Suite 210, Metairie, LA 70005
201 St. Charles Ave, Suite 2500, New Orleans, LA 70170
1820 St Charles Ave, Suite 212, New Orleans, LA 70130
706 Derbigny St, Gretna, LA 70053
1317 W. Airline Highway, Suite D, LaPlace, LA 70068
3330 West Esplanade Ave South, Suite 302, Metairie, LA 70002
143 Metairie Heights Ave, Metairie, LA 70001
829 Baronne St, New Orleans, LA 70113
2632 Athania Parkway, Metairie, LA 70002
412 Dolhonde St., Gretna, LA 70053-5909
131 Airline Dr, Suite 201, Metairie, LA 70001
2332 Severn Ave., Suite 100, Metairie, LA 70001
Laplace 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 Louisiana 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