Top Glendale, AZ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
90 South Kyrene Road, Suite 1, Chandler, AZ 85226
2701 E Camelback Rd, Suite 150, Phoenix, AZ 85016
8151 East Indian Bend Road, Suite 115, Scottsdale, AZ 85250
2929 North Central Avenue, Suite 2000, Phoenix, AZ 85012
323 W Roosevelt, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85003
3200 North Central Avenue, Suite 2250, Phoenix, AZ 85012
2525 E. Camelback Road, Suite 1000, Phoenix, AZ 85016
7144 E Stetson Dr, Suite 300, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
80 N. McClintock Dr, Suite 1, Chandler, AZ 85226
2 North Central Ave., Suite 1130, Phoenix, AZ 85004
3200 N Central Ave, Suite 1800, Phoenix, AZ 85012
Two North Central Ave, Suite 1715, Phoenix, AZ 85004
11811 N Tatum Blvd, Ste 3031, Phoenix, AZ 85028-1632
1731 West Baseline Rd. Suite #101, Mesa, AZ 85202
2201 E Camelback Rd, Suite 120, Phoenix, AZ 85016
2398 East Camelback Road, Suite 210, Phoenix, AZ 85016
2398 East Camelback Road, Suite 850, Phoenix, AZ 85016-9007
2233 W Baseline Rd, Suite C-101, Tempe, AZ 85283
10611 N. Hayden Rd., D106, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
2345 S Alma School Road, Suite 100, Mesa, AZ 85210
5025 N Central Avenue, Suite 616, Phoenix, AZ 85012
301 East Bethany Home Road, Suite A222, Phoenix, AZ 85012
3219 East Camelback Road, #457, Phoenix, AZ 85018
One N. Central Avenue, Suite 900, Phoenix, AZ 85004
201 East Washington Street, Suite 1200, Phoenix, AZ 85004
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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