Top Columbus, OH Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
52 West Whittier Street, Columbus, OH 43206
250 Civic Center, Suite 550, Columbus, OH 43215
125 North Sandusky Street, Delaware, OH 43215
10 W Broad St, One Columbus Center, Suite 2500, Columbus, OH 43215
Two Miranova Place, Suite 700, Columbus, OH 43215
1330 Dublin Rd, Columbus, OH 43215
101 East Town Street, Suite 500, Columbus, OH 43215
523 South Third Street, Columbus, OH 43215
41 S. High St., Huntington Center, 21st Floor, Columbus, OH 43215
309 South Fourth Street, Suite 200, Columbus, OH 43215
545 Metro Place South, Suite 100, Dublin, OH 43017
24 N High Street, Suite 301, Columbus, OH 43215
923 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43205
1335 Dublin Rd, Ste. 211A, Columbus, OH 43215
1150 Morse Road, Suite 230, Columbus, OH 43229-6327
615 Copeland Mill Rd, Suite 1F, Westerville, OH 43081
825 E Long St, Columbus, OH 43203
1188 S. High Street, Columbus, OH 43206
88 Broad St, Ste 1410, Columbus, OH 43215
1900 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, OH 43240
1207 Grandview Ave, Suite 201, Columbus, OH 43212
595 Copeland Mill Rd, Suite 1A, Westerville, OH 43081
765 South High Street, Columbus, OH 43206
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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