Top Rhinelander, WI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
116 East Davenport Street, PO Box 159, Rhinelander, WI 54501
4 South Stevens Street, PO Box 1047, Rhinelander, WI 54501
315 Oneida Street, PO Box 1148, Minocqua, WI 54548
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539 S. Knowles Ave, New Richmond, WI 54017
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Angela Olson Law LLC has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.
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531 Washington Street, Wausau, WI 54403
630 4th Street, PO Box 1144, Wausau, WI 54402
1400 Merrill Avenue, PO Box 1192, Wausau, WI 54402-1192
1155 Grand Avenue, PO Box 588, Schofield, WI 54476
208 West Green Bay Street, Shawano, WI 54166
114 West 5th Street, PO Box 1178, Marshfield, WI 54449
3205 Post Rd., Stevens Point, WI 54481
400 East Highland Drive, PO Box 57, Oconto Falls, WI 54154
585 East Glenbrook Drive, PO Box 107, Pulaski, WI 54162-0107
100 South Main Street, Waupaca, WI 54981
202 E. Union St., PO Box 175, Waupaca, WI 54981
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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