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150 E Mound St, Ste 308, Columbus, OH 43215
511 South High St, Columbus, OH 43215
5842 Prospect Ln, Westerville, OH 43082
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500 South Front St., Suite 1200, Columbus, OH 43215
150 E Mound St, Suite 206, Columbus, OH 43215
194 West Johnstown Road, Columbus, OH 43230
175 South 3rd Street, Suite 285, Columbus, OH 43215
809 Watten Ln, Westerville, OH 43081
41 South High Street, Suite 2300, Columbus, OH 43215
36 North 2nd Street, Newark, OH 43058
21 West Church Street, Suite 201, Newark, OH 43055
620 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Columbus, OH 43215
513 E. Rich Street, Suite 201A, Columbus, OH 43215
302 South Main Street, Marysville, OH 43040
52 North Sandusky Street, Delaware, Oh 43015
257 East Livingston Ave, Apt. 207, Columbus, OH 43215
5 East Long Street, Suite 200, Columbus, OH 43215
100 E Broad St, Suite 320, Columbus, OH 43215
470 Olde Worthington Rd, Suite 200, Westerville, OH 43082
9 N 3rd St, Suite 201, Newark, OH 43055
336 S High Street, Columbus, OH 43215
503 South Front Street, Suite 205, Columbus, OH 43215
150 East Mound Street, Suite 301, Columbus, OH 43215
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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