Top Cleves, OH Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
312 Walnut St, Suite 1600, Cincinnati, OH 45202
9000 Plainfield Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236
1160 East Main Street, PO Box 36, Lebanon, OH 45036
220 Findlay St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
4030 Mt. Carmel Tobasco Road, Suite 216, Cincinnati, OH 45255
9050 Centre Pointe Dr, Suite 250, West Chester, OH 45069
150 E 4th St, 4th Floor, Cincinnati, OH 45202
4000 Smith Rd, Suite 220, Cincinnati, OH 45209
810 Sycamore St, Floor 3, Cincinnati, OH 45202
600 Vine St, Suite 800, Cincinnati, OH 45202
10979 Reed Hartman Highway, Suite 239, Cincinnati, OH 45242
8087 Cincinnati Dayton Road, Suite B, West Chester, OH 45069
One East Main Street, Amelia, OH 45102
8 W 9th St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
PO Box 12341, Cincinnati, OH 45212
PO Box 8358, Cincinnati, OH 45208
4841-A Rialto Rd, West Chester, OH 45069
8854 Brookside Ave, Suite 101, West Chester Township, OH 45069
998 East Ridge Drive, Suite H, Lebanon, OH 45036
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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