Top Rocky River, OH Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
24 Public Square, Willoughby, OH 44094
12434 Cedar Road, Suite 12, Cleveland Heights, OH 44116
3912 Prospect Avenue East, Cleveland, OH 44115
600 Superior Avenue, E, #1300, Cleveland, OH 44114
PO Box 33863, Cleveland, OH 44113
20050 Lakeshore Blvd, Euclid, OH 44123
1220 W. 6th Street, Suite 203, Cleveland, OH 44113
4817 State Road, Suite 100, PO Box 10, Ashtabula, OH 44005
30601 Euclid Avenue, Wickliffe, OH 44092
1300 East 9th Street, Suite 1210, Cleveland, OH 44114
1220 W. 6th Street, Suite 303, Cleveland, OH 44113
150 Smokerise Dr., Wadsworth, OH 44281
28601 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 600, Cleveland, OH 44122
52 Public Square, Medina, OH 44256
323 West Lakeside Ave., Suite 420, Cleveland, OH 44113
127 Public Square, Suite 4900, Cleveland, OH 44114
1400 Fifth Third Center, 600 Superior Avenue East, Cleveland, OH 44114
1223 West 6th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113
323 W Lakeside Ave, Suite 210, Cleveland, OH 44113
1001 Lakeside Ave, Suite 990, Cleveland, OH 44114
22649 Lorain Road, Fairview Park, OH 44126
1468 W. 9th St., Cleveland, OH 44113
1468 W 9th St, Suite 100, Cleveland, OH 44113
323 W Lakeside Ave, Suite 200, Cleveland, OH 44113
41 East Erie Street, Painesville, OH 44077
Rocky River 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