Top Cleveland Heights, OH Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
55 Public Square, Suite 2100, Cleveland, OH 44113
2077 E 4th Street, 2nd Floor, Cleveland, OH 44115
20220 Center Ridge, Suite 320, Rocky River, OH 44116
820 West Superior Avenue, Suite 840, Cleveland, OH 44113
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4124 Erie St, Willoughby, OH 44094
24 Public Square, Willoughby, OH 44094
7100 E Pleasant Valley Rd, Suite 120, Independence, OH 44131
801 Terminal Tower, 50 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44113
2501 Superior Ave E, Cleveland, OH 44114
16855 Foltz Industrial Pkwy, Suite 1, Strongsville, OH 44149
20545 Center Ridge Rd, Ste. 215, Rocky River, OH 44116
1392 Som Center Rd, Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
50 Public Square, Terminal Tower, 40th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44113
6200 Rockside Woods Bvld., Suite 105, Independence, OH 44131
115 Lincoln Ave, Berea, OH 44017
50 Public Square, Suite1900, Cleveland, OH 44113
1100 Superior Ave, Suite 2000, Cleveland, OH 44114
10680 Mayfield Rd, Chardon, OH 44024
600 IMG Building, 1360 East Ninth Street, Cleveland, OH 44114
600 Superior Avenue, E, #1300, Cleveland, OH 44114
2245 Warrensville Center Rd, Ste 200, University Heights, OH 44118
2217 East 9th St, Cleveland, OH 44115
3912 Prospect Avenue East, Cleveland, OH 44115
37040 Colorado Avenue, Avon, OH 44011
124 Middle Ave, #900, Elyria, OH 44035
Cleveland Heights 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