What Are Schedule I Drugs in Ohio?
August 13, 2024
State and federal law regulate the distribution and possession of various drugs due to their potential for harm or misuse. The government categorizes drugs based on their medical usefulness and the potential risk for misuse or addiction, with Schedule I drugs including the most dangerous drugs identified by the government. As a result, possessing, distributing, or trafficking Schedule I drugs in Ohio carries some of the most severe penalties for drug crimes.
Understanding Drug Schedules in Ohio
Ohio’s Controlled Substances Act categorizes drugs into several schedules. A drug’s classification into the controlled substance schedules depends on whether the drug has accepted medicinal uses and the drug’s potential for addiction or causing severe injury.
Schedule I drugs include all controlled substances that have no accepted medicinal uses and have the highest potential for addiction or injury. Schedules II through V have increasing accepted medicinal uses or decreasing risk of addiction or injury. Thus, Schedule I represents the most dangerous types of controlled substances, as they have no accepted medicinal uses to outweigh the significant risk of addiction or adverse effects.
Examples of Schedule I Drugs in Ohio
In Ohio, Schedule I drugs include some of the most dangerous controlled substances, as these drugs have no recognized medicinal uses and have the highest potential for addiction. Examples of drugs listed in Schedule I under the Ohio Controlled Substances Act include:
Narcotic opiates
Such as acetylmethadol, acetyl fentanyl, alphameprodine, benzethidine, clonitazene, diampromide, difenoxin, ketobemidone, levomoramide, morpheridine, noracymethadol, normethadone, propiram, tilidine, and tianeptine
Narcotic opium derivatives
Such as acetorphine, benzylmorphine, codeine methylbromide, dihydromorphine, heroin, hydromorphinol, morphine methylbromide, nicocodeine, and pholcodine
Hallucinogens
Such as LSD, marijuana, mescaline, diethyltryptamine, peyote, psilocybin, THC, PCP, hashish, salvia divinorum, and synthetic cannabinoids
Depressants
Such as mecloqualone, hydroxybutyric acid, and etizolam
Stimulants
Such as cathinone, fenethylline, and ethylamphetamine
Consequences of Possessing Schedule I Drugs in Ohio
Penalties for possessing Schedule I drugs will depend on the quantity of drugs involved, the type of drugs, and whether the defendant possessed the drugs for personal consumption or distribution. Penalties for simple possession of most types of Schedule I drugs include:
- Less Than Bulk Amount – Six to 12 months incarceration and a fine of up to $2,500
- Bulk Amount Up to Five Times Bulk Amount – Nine to 36 months incarceration and a fine of up to $10,000
- Five to Up to 50 Times Bulk Amount – Two to eight years in prison and a fine of up to $15,000
- 50 or More Times Bulk Amount – Three to 11 years in prison and a fine of up to $20,000
Ohio has different sentencing guidelines for specific Schedule I drugs, including marijuana, LSD, heroin, and hashish.
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