Top Covington, OH Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
130 W 2nd St, Suite 310, Dayton, OH 45402
10 West 2nd Street, 22nd Floor, Suite 2, Dayton, OH 45402
40 North Main Street, Suite 1700, Dayton, OH 45423-1029
314 W Main St, Troy, OH 45373
312 N. Patterson Boulevard, Suite 200, Dayton, OH 45402
First National Plaza Suite 1950, 130 W Second Street, Dayton, OH 45402
4130 Linden Ave., Suite 165, Dayton, OH 45432
18 East Water Street, Troy, OH 45373
10 N. Ludlow Street, Suite 200, Dayton, OH 45402
7231 N. Dixie Drive, Dayton, OH 45414
120 West 2nd Street, Suite 603, Dayton, OH 45409
3040 Newmark Dr, Miamisburg, OH 45342
14 E. Main Street, Fairborn, OH 45324
130 W 2nd St, Suite 460, Dayton, OH 45402
2160 Kettering Tower, 40 North Main Street, Dayton, OH 45423
120 W. 2nd Street, Suite 612, Dayton, OH 45402
61 B. South Main Street, Dayton, OH 45458
5613 Brandt Pike, Huber Heights, OH 45424
130 West Second Street, Suite 1624, Dayton, OH 45402
40 N Main St., Ste. 1340, Dayton, OH 45423
854 East Franklin Street, Dayton, OH 45459
46 East Franklin Street, Centerville, OH 45459
4 West Main Street, Suite 707, Springfield, OH 45502
120 W 2nd St, Liberty Tower 17th Fl, Dayton, OH 45402
130 West Second Street, Suite 2000, Dayton, OH 45402
Covington 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