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600 Superior Avenue, East, Suite 1600, Cleveland, OH 44114
One Cleveland Center, 29th Floor, 1375 East Ninth Street, Cleveland, OH 44114-1793
1370 Ontario Street, Suite 2000, Cleveland, OH 44113
1300 E 9th St, Suite 1400, Cleveland, OH 44114
1282 W. 58th St, Cleveland, OH 44102
1375 East Ninth Street, One Cleveland Center, 30th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44114
150 Smokerise Dr., Wadsworth, OH 44281
7271 Engle Road, Suite 101, Middleburg Heights, OH 44130
13702 Pearl Rd, Strongsville, OH 44136
323 W Lakeside Ave, Suite 300, Cleveland, OH 44113
55 Public Square, Suite 2200, Cleveland, OH 44113
600 Superior Ave. East, Fifth Third Building, Suite 1300, Cleveland, OH 44114
12434 Cedar Road, Suite 12, Cleveland Heights, OH 44116
1300 E 9th St, Suite 1000, Cleveland, OH 44114
1 Berea Commons, Suite 216, Berea, OH 44017
North Point Tower, 1001 Lakeside Ave., Suite 1400, Cleveland, OH 44114
16855 Foltz Industrial Pkwy, Suite 1, Strongsville, OH 44149
7100 E Pleasant Valley Rd, Suite 120, Independence, OH 44131
1621 Euclid Ave, Floor 20, Cleveland, OH 44115
50 Public Square, Suite 1900, Cleveland, OH 44113
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Westlake 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