Top Rootstown, OH Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
209 South Main Street, Third Floor, Akron, OH 44308
631 W. Exchange Street, Akron, OH 44302
101 Central Plaza S., Suite 1000-A, Canton, OH 44702
122 N Prospect St, Ravenna, OH 44266
2725 Abington Rd., Suite 200, Fairlawn, OH 44333
222 South Main Street, Suite 400, Akron, OH 44308
137 South Main Street, Suite 201, Akron, OH 44308
121 S Main St, Suite 310, Akron, OH 44308
240 South Chestnut Street, Suite B, Ravenna, OH 44266
3200 W. Market Street, Suite 106, Akron, OH 44333
135 Portage Trail, PO Box 374, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44222
Akron Center Plaza, Suite 800, 50 South Main Street, Akron, OH 44308
117 North Howard Street, Akron, OH 44308
217 North Water Street, Kent, OH 44240
3412 W. Market St., Fairlawn, OH 44333
156 N. Main St., Suite 4, Hudson, OH 44236
1 Cascade Plaza, Suite 740, Akron, OH 44308
137 South Main Street, Suite 300, Akron, OH 44308
3988 Greenridge Dr, Uniontown, OH 44685
137 King James Way, Suite 201, Akron, OH 44308
1844 West State Street, Suite A, Alliance, OH 44601
121 S Main St, Suite 210, Akron, OH 44308-1323
50 South Main Street, Suite 201, Akron, OH 44308
122 Central Plaza North, Canton, OH 44702
122 Central Plaza North, Canton, OH 44702
Rootstown 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