Top Madison, WI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
411 W Main St, Suite 201, Madison, WI 53703
If you need Drug Possession help in Wisconsin, contact Chirafisi Anderson, S.C., a local practice in Madison, for legal representation.
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6405 Century Avenue, Suite 102, Middleton, WI 53562
750 Windsor St, Suite 206, Sun Prairie, WI 53590
2810 Crossroads Dr., Suite 4000, Madison, WI 53718
121 S. Pinckney Street, Suite 320, Madison, WI 53703
101 Dempsey Rd, Madison, WI 53714
230 Horizon Dr, Suite 101B, Verona, WI 53593
25 W Main St, Suite 800, Madison, WI 53703
137 E Wilson Street, Suite 202, Madison, WI 53703
121 S. Pinckney Street, Suite 320, Madison, WI 53703
139 W Wilson St, Suite 108, Madison, WI 53703
33 East Main Street, Suite 300, Madison, WI 53701-1379
110 E Main St, Suite 705, Madison, WI 53703
301 North Broom Street, Madison, WI 53703
701 East Washington Avenue, Suite 201, Madison, WI 53703
131 West Wilson Street, Suite 300, Madison, WI 53703
33 E Main St, Suite 500, Madison, WI 53703
26 Schroeder Court, Suite 300, Madison, WI 53711
145 West Wilson Street, Madison, WI 53703
30 W. Muffin St, Suite 1001, Madison, WI 53703
306 East Wilson Street, PO Box 2095, Madison, WI 53701
2430 Winnebago St, The Carbon Building, Madison, WI 53704
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44 E Mifflin St, Ste 905, Madison, WI 53703
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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