Top Shaker Heights, OH Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3401 Tuttle Road, Suite 200, Cleveland, OH 44122
20220 Center Ridge, Suite 320, Rocky River, OH 44116
820 West Superior Avenue, Suite 840, Cleveland, OH 44113
55 Public Square, Suite 2100, Cleveland, OH 44113
24 Public Square, Willoughby, OH 44094
41 East Erie Street, Painesville, OH 44077
1223 West 6th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113
127 Public Square, Suite 4900, Cleveland, OH 44114
1400 Fifth Third Center, 600 Superior Avenue East, Cleveland, OH 44114
600 Superior Avenue, East, Suite 1600, Cleveland, OH 44114
6505 Rockside Rd, Suite 113, Independence, OH 44131
50 Public Square, Terminal Tower, 40th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44113
1392 Som Center Rd, Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
10680 Mayfield Rd, Chardon, OH 44024
4403 Saint Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44103
24700 Center Ridge Rd., Ste. 150, Westlake, OH 44145
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
600 Superior Avenue, E, #1300, Cleveland, OH 44114
20545 Center Ridge Rd, Ste. 215, Rocky River, OH 44116
801 Terminal Tower, 50 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44113
2501 Superior Ave E, Cleveland, OH 44114
12434 Cedar Road, Suite 12, Cleveland Heights, OH 44116
6200 Rockside Woods Bvld., Suite 105, Independence, OH 44131
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