Top Shawano, WI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
208 West Green Bay Street, Shawano, WI 54166
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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 Shawano, for legal representation.
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6737 W. Washington Street, Suite 3265, Milwaukee, WI 53214
Assisting people in Shawano with their Wisconsin Drug Possession issues.
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585 East Glenbrook Drive, PO Box 107, Pulaski, WI 54162-0107
400 East Highland Drive, PO Box 57, Oconto Falls, WI 54154
202 E. Union St., PO Box 175, Waupaca, WI 54981
801 Packerland Dr, Green Bay, WI 54303
2391 Holmgren Way, Suite A, Green Bay, WI 54303
2670 S. Ashland Avenue, Suite 201, Green Bay, WI 54305
130 E Walnut St, 7th Floor, Green Bay, WI 54305
101 S Washington St, PO Box 22248, Green Bay, WI 54301
318 South Washington Street, Suite 300, Green Bay, WI 54301
100 S Jefferson St, Green Bay, WI 54301
345 South Jefferson Street, Green Bay, WI 54301
314 S Madison Street, Green Bay, WI 54301
Shawano 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