Top Berea, OH Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
20220 Center Ridge, Suite 320, Rocky River, OH 44116
55 Public Square, Suite 2100, Cleveland, OH 44113
2077 E 4th Street, 2nd Floor, Cleveland, OH 44115
4124 Erie St, Willoughby, OH 44094
11811 Shaker Blvd., Suite 420, Cleveland, OH 44120
16855 Foltz Industrial Pkwy, Suite 1, Strongsville, OH 44149
PO Box 24595, Lyndhurst, OH 44124
5001 Mayfield Road, Suite 201, Cleveland, OH 44124
10680 Mayfield Rd, Chardon, OH 44024
24 Public Square, Willoughby, OH 44094
1100 Superior Ave, Suite 2000, Cleveland, OH 44114
115 Lincoln Ave, Berea, OH 44017
600 Superior Avenue, E, #1300, Cleveland, OH 44114
1360 East 9th Street, Suite 650, Cleveland, OH 44114
627 W St Clair Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113
38109 Euclid Ave, Willoughby, OH 44094
150 Smokerise Dr., Wadsworth, OH 44281
37040 Colorado Avenue, Avon, OH 44011
8748 Brecksville Road, Suite 216, Brecksville, OH 44141
700 West St. Clair Ave., Suite 110, Cleveland, OH 44113
12434 Cedar Road, Suite 12, Cleveland Heights, OH 44116
124 Middle Ave, #900, Elyria, OH 44035
1220 W 6th St, Suite 303, Cleveland, OH 44113
1392 SOM Center Road, Cleveland, OH 44124
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Berea 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