Top Milwaukee, WI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
600 W Virginia St, Suite 205, Milwaukee, WI 53204
324 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100, Milwaukee, WI 53202
7929 N Port Washington Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53217
1110 N Old World 3rd Street, Suite 670, Milwaukee, WI 53203
710 N Plankinton Ave, Suite 500, Milwaukee, WI 53203
707 West Moreland Boulevard, Suite 9, Waukesha, WI 53188
735 North Water Street, Suite 930, Milwaukee, WI 53202
3111 West Wisconsin Avenue, PO Box 170258, Milwaukee, WI 53217
819 N Cass St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
237 South Street, Suite 113, Waukesha, WI 53186
N17W24222 Riverwood Dr, Suite 250, Waukesha, WI 53188
12660 West Capitol Drive, Suite 101, Brookfield, WI 53005
W175N11086 Stonewood Drive, Germantown, WI 53022
4811 South 76th Street, Suite 300, Milwaukee, WI 53220
309 N Water St, Suite 215, Milwaukee, WI 53202
611 North Broadway, Suite 200, Milwaukee, WI 53202
1110 North Old World Third Street, Suite 201, Milwaukee, WI 53203
1733 North Farwell Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202
N61W6058 Columbia Road, Cedarburg, WI 53012-0127
1661 N Water St, Ste 501, Milwaukee, WI 53202
790 N Milwaukee St, Suite 342, Milwaukee, WI 53202
3056 Delaware Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207
N63 W23565 Silver Spring Dr, Sussex, WI 53089
330 E Kilbourn Ave, Suite 1100, Tower 1, Milwaukee, WI 53202
225 East Mason Street, Suite 401, 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