Top Waukesha, WI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4810 S 76th St, Suite 209, Greenfield, WI 53220
10701 West National Ave, Suite 200, Milwaukee, WI 53227
230 West Wells Street, Suite 327, Milwaukee, WI 53203
8715 N Regent Rd, Fox Point, WI 53217
2360 N 124th St, Suite 200, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
1110 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Suite 201, Milwaukee, WI 53203
5215 N Ironwood Rd, Suite 216A, Milwaukee, WI 53217
2544 North 84th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53226
10150 W National Ave, Suite 202, West Allis, WI 53227
120 N. Main Street, Suite 320, West Bend, WI 53095
757 N. Broadway #401, Milwaukee, WI 53202-3508
735 North Water St, Suite 205, Milwaukee, WI 53202
606 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203
11402 W. Church St, Franklin, WI 53132
PO Box 14218, Milwaukee, WI 53214
707 W. Moreland Blvd., Suite 9, Waukesha, WI 53188
301 N. Broadway, Suite 400, Milwaukee, WI 53202
355 Austin Circle Suite 110, Delafield, WI 53018
N27 W23957 Paul Rd, Suite 206, Pewaukee, WI 53072
10920 W Lincoln Ave, Suite D, West Allis, WI 53227
1200 East Capitol Drive, Suite 360, Milwaukee, WI 53211
342 N. Water St. Suite 600, Milwaukee, WI 53202
1535 E Racine Ave, Waukesha, WI 53186
7670 N. Port Washington Road, Suite 105, Milwaukee, WI 53217
111 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1925, Milwaukee, WI 53202-4825
Waukesha 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