Top Westlake, OH Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1621 Euclid Ave, Floor 20, Cleveland, OH 44115
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1392 Som Center Rd, Cleveland, OH 44124
21300 Lorain Road, Fairview Park, OH 44126
7271 Engle Road, Suite 101, Middleburg Heights, OH 44130
815 Superior Ave, Suite 1412, Cleveland, OH 44114
700 West St. Clair Ave, Hoyt Block Building, Suite 400, Cleveland, OH 44113
1370 Ontario Street, Suite 2000, Cleveland, OH 44113
24 Public Square, Willoughby, OH 44094
24700 Center Ridge Rd., Ste. 150, Westlake, OH 44145
19885 Detroit Rd, #326, Rocky River, OH 44116
3912 Prospect Avenue East, Cleveland, OH 44115
1392 Som Center Rd, Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
10680 Mayfield Rd, Chardon, OH 44024
4817 State Road, Suite 100, PO Box 10, Ashtabula, OH 44005
600 Superior Avenue, E, #1300, Cleveland, OH 44114
38109 Euclid Ave, Willoughby, OH 44094
150 Smokerise Dr., Wadsworth, OH 44281
12434 Cedar Road, Suite 12, Cleveland Heights, OH 44116
37040 Colorado Avenue, Avon, OH 44011
627 W St Clair Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113
1220 W 6th St, Suite 303, Cleveland, OH 44113
700 West St. Clair Ave., Suite 110, Cleveland, OH 44113
8748 Brecksville Road, Suite 216, Brecksville, OH 44141
18500 Lake Road, Suite 300, Rocky River, OH 44116
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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