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8527 Central Avenue, Sylvania, OH 43560
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830 Spitzer Building, 520 Madison Avenue, Toledo, OH 43604
416 N Erie St, Suite 100, Toledo, OH 43604
5151 Monroe St, Ste 250F #142, Toledo, OH 43623
405 Madison Ave, Suite 1000, Toledo, OH 43604
One SeaGate, Suite 1700, Toledo, OH 43604
27511 Holiday Ln, Suite 202B, Perrysburg, OH 43551
420 Madison Avenue, Suite 1101, Toledo, OH 43604
1450 Arrowhead Rd, Maumee, OH 43537
300 Madison Avenue, Suite 1600, Toledo, OH 43604
615 Adams, Toledo, OH 43604
4159 N Holland Sylvania Rd, Suite 101, Toledo, OH 43623
420 Madison Ave, Suite 1101A, Toledo, OH 43604
1119 Adams St`, 2nd Floor, Toledo, OH 43604
One SeaGate, 27th Floor, Toledo, OH 43604
6012 Renaissance PLace, Suite B, Toledo, OH 43623
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4853 Monroe St., Building B, Suite 3, Toledo, OH 43623
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Wauseon 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