Top Milwaukee, WI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
825 North Jefferson Street, Suite 500, Milwaukee, WI 53202
630 N Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202
207 East Buffalo Street, Suite 600, Milwaukee, WI 53202
1733 North Farwell Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202
N61W6058 Columbia Road, Cedarburg, WI 53012-0127
W175N11086 Stonewood Drive, Germantown, WI 53022
330 E Kilbourn Ave, Suite 1100, Tower 1, Milwaukee, WI 53202
11402 W. Church St, Franklin, WI 53132
8555 West Forest Home Ave., Suite 205, Milwaukee, WI 53228
2525 N 90th St, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
1128 South Silverbrook Drive, West Bend, WI 53095
N7784 Vicksburg Way, Unit F, Oconomowoc, WI 53066
1200 E. Capitol Dr., Suite 360, Milwaukee, WI 53211
330 E Kilbourn Ave, Suite 1250, Milwaukee, WI 53202
707 W. Moreland Blvd., Suite 9, Waukesha, WI 53188
2360 N 124th St, Suite 200, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
1110 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Suite 201, Milwaukee, WI 53203
1433 N. Water Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202
1661 N Water St, Suite 501, Milwaukee, WI 53202
305 North 7th Ave, Suite B, West Bend, WI 53095
120 N. Main St, Suite 340, West Bend, WI 53095
161 S 1st St, Suite 200, Milwaukee, WI 53204
237 South Street, Suite 113, Waukesha, WI 53186
234 W. Florida Street, Suite 203, Milwaukee, WI 53204
324 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1111, Milwaukee, WI 53202
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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