Top Ashville, OH Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
503 S. Front Street, Suite 240, Columbus, OH 43215
545 Metro Place South, Suite 100, Dublin, OH 43017
24 N High Street, Suite 301, Columbus, OH 43215
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1650 Lake Shore Drive, Suite 150, Columbus, OH 43204
555 South 3rd Street, Columbus, OH 43215
615 Copeland Mill Rd, Suite 1F, Westerville, OH 43081
33 West Main St, Suite 109, Newark, OH 43055
536 S High St, 2nd Floor, Columbus, OH 43215
5930 Venture Dr, Suite D, Dublin, OH 43017
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604 East Rich Street, Suite 2100, Columbus, OH 43215
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52 W Whittier St, Columbus, OH 43206
150 E Mound St, Ste 308, Columbus, OH 43215
492 S High St, Suite 300, Columbus, OH 43215
500 South Front St., Suite 1200, Columbus, OH 43215
1900 Polaris Parkway, Suite 450, Columbus, OH 43240
194 West Johnstown Road, Columbus, OH 43230
106 Short Street, Old Gahanna Schoolhouse, Gahanna, OH 43230
809 Watten Ln, Westerville, OH 43081
336 S High Street, Columbus, OH 43215
41 South High Street, Suite 2300, Columbus, OH 43215
36 North 2nd Street, Newark, OH 43058
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Ashville 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 Ohio 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