Top Milwaukee, WI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2544 North 84th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53226
5215 N Ironwood Rd, Suite 216A, Milwaukee, WI 53217
251 W. Broadway, Suite 205, Waukesha, WI 53186
1110 North Old World Third Street, Suite 201, Milwaukee, WI 53203
611 North Broadway, Suite 200, Milwaukee, WI 53202
207 East Buffalo Street, Suite 600, Milwaukee, WI 53202
630 N Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202
N61W6058 Columbia Road, Cedarburg, WI 53012-0127
1733 North Farwell Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202
600 W Virginia St, Suite 205, Milwaukee, WI 53204
324 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100, Milwaukee, WI 53202
W240N1221 Pewaukee Rd, Waukesha, WI 53188
One Park Plaza, 5th Floor, 11270 West Park Place, Milwaukee, WI 53224
7000 W. North Avenue, Wauwatosa, WI 53213
100 N Cororpate Dr, Ste 170, Brookfield, WI 53045
Barnabas Business Center, 4650 North Port Washington Road, Milwaukee, WI 53212
825 North Jefferson Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202
622 North Water Street, Suite 500, Milwaukee, WI 53202
15730 West National Avenue, New Berlin, WI 53151
309 N Water St, Suite 215, Milwaukee, WI 53202
W175N11086 Stonewood Drive, Germantown, WI 53022
4811 South 76th Street, Suite 300, Milwaukee, WI 53220
330 E Kilbourn Ave, Suite 1100, Tower 1, Milwaukee, WI 53202
225 East Mason Street, Suite 401, Milwaukee, WI 53202
10920 W Lincoln Ave, Suite D, West Allis, WI 53227
Milwaukee 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