Top Westerville, OH Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
760 Morrison Road, Suite B, Columbus, OH 43230
809 Watten Ln, Westerville, OH 43081
844 South Front Street, Columbus, OH 43206
21 West Church Street, Suite 201, Newark, OH 43055
52 W Whittier St, Columbus, OH 43206
36 North 2nd Street, Newark, OH 43058
620 East Broad Street, Suite 200, Columbus, OH 43215
302 South Main Street, Marysville, OH 43040
1350 W. 5th Ave, Suite 330, Columbus, OH 43212
175 South 3rd Street, Suite 285, Columbus, OH 43215
5 East Long Street, Suite 601, Columbus, OH 43215
250 S Civic Center Dr, Suite 280, Columbus, OH 43215
100 South Third Street, Columbus, OH 43215
88 East Broad St, Suite 875, Columbus, OH 43215
52 East Gay Street, Columbus, OH 43215
191 West Nationwide Blvd, Suite 200, Columbus, OH 43215
33 South Grant Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215
1900 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, OH 43240
595 Copeland Mill Rd, Suite 1A, Westerville, OH 43081
825 E Long St, Columbus, OH 43203
1207 Grandview Ave, Suite 201, Columbus, OH 43212
523 South Third Street, Columbus, OH 43215
1188 S. High Street, Columbus, OH 43206
67 E. Wilson Bridge Road, Suite 101, Columbus, OH 43085
1150 Morse Road, Suite 230, Columbus, OH 43229-6327
Westerville 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