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180 S Ash Ave, Suite A, Tempe, AZ 85281
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2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 450, Phoenix, AZ 85016
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2375 East Camelback Road, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85016
3839 N Third Street, Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ 85012
2173 E Warner Rd, Suite 101, Tempe, AZ 85284
9950 W Van Buren St., Suite 104, Avondale, AZ 85323
4455 E Camelback Rd, Suite C250, Phoenix, AZ 85018
80 N. McClintock Dr, Suite 1, Chandler, AZ 85226
3200 N Central Ave, Suite 2250, Phoenix, AZ 85012
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Two North Central Ave, Suite 1715, Phoenix, AZ 85004
2 North Central Ave., Suite 1130, Phoenix, AZ 85004
442 W Chandler Blvd, Ste. A, Chandler, AZ 85225
2 N Central Ave, Suite #1926, Phoenix, AZ 85004
2198 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 300, Phoenix, AZ 85016
1635 N. Greenfield Rd., Suite 123, Mesa, AZ 85205
4201 North 24th Street, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85016
1302 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013
9375 E Shea Blvd, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
1910 S Stapley Dr, Suite 221, Mesa, AZ 85204
3100 W Ray Rd, Suite 300, Chandler, AZ 85226-2473
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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 Arizona 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