Top Shaker Heights, OH Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1392 Som Center Rd, Cleveland, OH 44124
21300 Lorain Road, Fairview Park, OH 44126
700 West St. Clair Ave, Hoyt Block Building, Suite 400, Cleveland, OH 44113
815 Superior Ave, Suite 1412, Cleveland, OH 44114
115 Lincoln Ave, Berea, OH 44017
1100 Superior Ave, Suite 2000, Cleveland, OH 44114
3912 Prospect Avenue East, Cleveland, OH 44115
1300 E 9th St, Suite 1000, Cleveland, OH 44114
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150 Smokerise Dr., Wadsworth, OH 44281
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124 Middle Ave, #900, Elyria, OH 44035
12434 Cedar Road, Suite 12, Cleveland Heights, OH 44116
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323 W Lakeside Ave, Suite 300, Cleveland, OH 44113
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4403 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland, OH 44103
11811 Shaker Blvd., Suite 420, Cleveland, OH 44120
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24 Public Square, Willoughby, OH 44094
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Shaker Heights 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