Top Maricopa, AZ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4500 S Lakeshore Dr, Suite 352, Tempe, AZ 85282
2231 E Camelback Rd, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85016
45 West Jefferson Street, Suite 501, Luhrs Tower, Phoenix, AZ 85003
1421 East Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85014
4144 44th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85018
999 E Playa Del Norte Dr, Suite 510, Tempe, AZ 85288
2415 E. Camelback Road, Suite 500, Phoenix, AZ 85016
2555 E Camelback Rd, Suite 1050, Phoenix, AZ 85016
1850 North Central Avenue, Suite 1400, Phoenix, AZ 85004
3707 E Southern Ave, Suite 2012, Mesa, AZ 85206
2325 E Camelback Rd, Suite 700, Phoenix, AZ 85016
1540 E Maryland Ave, Suite 100B, Phoenix, AZ 85014
2025 N. 3rd Street, Suite 157, Phoenix, AZ 85004
8800 East Raintree Drive, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
1747 E. Morten Ave., Suite 205, Phoenix, AZ 85020
1820 East Ray Road, Chandler, AZ 85225
3185 S. Price Rd., Chandler, AZ 85248
2201 E Camelback Rd, Suite 120, Phoenix, AZ 85016
3317 E. Bell Road, Plaza de Campana, Phoenix, AZ 85032
2020 N Central Ave, Suite 1010, Phoenix, AZ 85004
18205 N 51st Ave, Suite 121, Glendale, AZ 85308
1817 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004
420 West Roosevelt Street, Suite 203, Phoenix, AZ 85003-1325
1414 W. Broadway Rd., Suite 223, Tempe, AZ 85282
2627 N. 3rd Street, Suite 102, Phoenix, AZ 85004-1126
Maricopa 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