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1223 West 6th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113
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200 Public Square, Suite 1400, Cleveland, OH 44114
323 W Lakeside Ave, Suite 200, Cleveland, OH 44113
323 W Lakeside Ave, Suite 210, Cleveland, OH 44113
4817 State Road, Suite 100, PO Box 10, Ashtabula, OH 44005
1220 W. 6th Street, Suite 303, Cleveland, OH 44113
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30601 Euclid Avenue, Wickliffe, OH 44092
7215 Center Street, Mentor, OH 44060
600 Superior Avenue, East, Fifth Third Center, Suite 1701, Cleveland, OH 44114
5546 Pearl Road, Parma, OH 44129
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323 West Lakeside Ave., Suite 420, Cleveland, OH 44113
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20220 Center Ridge, Suite 320, Rocky River, OH 44116
820 West Superior Avenue, Suite 840, Cleveland, OH 44113
4124 Erie St, Willoughby, OH 44094
55 Public Square, Suite 2100, Cleveland, OH 44113
1300 E 9th St, Suite 1400, Cleveland, OH 44114
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1375 East Ninth Street, One Cleveland Center, 30th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44114
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Elyria 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