Top Appleton, WI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
100 South Main Street, Waupaca, WI 54981
5517 Waterford Lane, Suite B, Grand Chute, WI 54913
2391 Holmgren Way, Suite A, Green Bay, WI 54303
101 S Washington St, PO Box 22248, Green Bay, WI 54301
614 North Oneida Street, Appleton, WI 54911-5010
336 S. Jefferson Street, Green Bay, WI 54301
1920 E Northland Ave, Appleton, WI 54911
430 Ahnaip St, Menasha, WI 54952
PO Box 2487, Appleton, WI 54912
1263 Main St., Suite 213, Green Bay, WI 54302
251 E Wisconsin Ave, PO Box 98, Neenah, WI 54957
801 Packerland Dr, Green Bay, WI 54303
103 West College Ave., Suite 1010, Appleton, WI 54911
103 East College Avenue, Appleton, WI 54911
430 Ahnaip Street, Menasha, WI 54952
15 Park Place, Suite 300, Appleton, WI 54912-2785
2400 S Kensington Dr, Suite 100, Appleton, WI 54915
345 South Jefferson Street, Green Bay, WI 54301
225 South Monroe Avenue, Suite 100, Green Bay, WI 54301
314 S Madison Street, Green Bay, WI 54301
330 W. College Avenue, Suite 305, Appleton, WI 54911
202 E. Union St., PO Box 175, Waupaca, WI 54981
1775 Margaret St, Appleton, WI 54913
100 West Lawrence Street, Suite 112, Appleton, WI 54911
2800 E Enterprise Ave, Appleton, WI 54913
Appleton 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 Wisconsin 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