Top Painesville, OH Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1100 Superior Ave, Suite 2000, Cleveland, OH 44114
600 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1358, Cleveland, OH 44114
4403 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland, OH 44103
11811 Shaker Blvd., Suite 420, Cleveland, OH 44120
2217 East 9th St, Cleveland, OH 44115
24 Public Square, Willoughby, OH 44094
PO Box 33863, Cleveland, OH 44113
1360 East 9th Street, Suite 650, Cleveland, OH 44114
1220 W. 6th Street, Suite 203, Cleveland, OH 44113
20050 Lakeshore Blvd, Euclid, OH 44123
600 Superior Avenue, E, #1300, Cleveland, OH 44114
38109 Euclid Ave, Willoughby, OH 44094
7215 Center Street, Mentor, OH 44060
19885 Detroit Rd, #326, Rocky River, OH 44116
55 Public Square, Suite 2200, Cleveland, OH 44113
North Point Tower, 1001 Lakeside Ave., Suite 1400, Cleveland, OH 44114
4817 State Road, Suite 100, PO Box 10, Ashtabula, OH 44005
24100 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 200, Beachwood, OH 44122
100 Seventh Avenue, Suite 150, Chardon, OH 44024
1375 East Ninth Street, One Cleveland Center, 30th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44114
7100 E Pleasant Valley Rd, Suite 120, Independence, OH 44131
One Cleveland Center, 29th Floor, 1375 East Ninth Street, Cleveland, OH 44114-1793
5546 Pearl Road, Parma, OH 44129
2245 Warrensville Center Rd, Ste 200, University Heights, OH 44118
50 Public Square, Suite1900, Cleveland, OH 44113
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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