Top Glendale, AZ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1421 East Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85014
8010 E McDowell Rd, Suite 111, Scottsdale, AZ 85257
3300 N Central Ave, Suite 1700, Phoenix, AZ 85007
1850 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1700, Phoenix, AZ 85004
1635 N. Greenfield Rd., Suite 123, Mesa, AZ 85205
1302 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013
3800 N Central Ave, Suite 720, Phoenix, AZ 85012
333 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004
812 North 2nd Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85003
1 East Washington Street, Suite 1200, Phoenix, AZ 85004
20 E Thomas Rd, Ste 2200, Phoenix, AZ 85012
14300 N Northsight Blvd, Suite 210, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
1761 E McNair Dr, Ste. 103, Tempe, AZ 85284
1850 N Central Ave, Suite 310, Phoenix, AZ 85004
1401 W Washington Street, Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ 85007
PO Box 431, Phoenix, AZ 85001
5362 E Estevan Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
7231 East Princess Blvd., Suite 201, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
4455 E Camelback Rd, Suite C250, Phoenix, AZ 85018
3101 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85012
2701 E Camelback Rd, Suite 150, Phoenix, AZ 85016
80 N. McClintock Dr, Suite 1, Chandler, AZ 85226
2 North Central Ave., Suite 1130, Phoenix, AZ 85004
11811 N Tatum Blvd, Ste 3031, Phoenix, AZ 85028-1632
2901 N Central Ave, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85012
Glendale 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 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