Top Mesa, AZ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2 North Central Avenue, Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ 85004
4742 N 24th Street, Suite 300, Phoenix, AZ 85016
1302 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013
2 North Central Ave., Suite 1130, Phoenix, AZ 85004
1635 N. Greenfield Rd., Suite 123, Mesa, AZ 85205
4201 North 24th Street, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85016
8010 E McDowell Rd, Suite 111, Scottsdale, AZ 85257
3300 N Central Ave, Suite 1700, Phoenix, AZ 85007
814 West Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007
1221 E Osborn Rd, Suite A-200, Phoenix, AZ 85014
1 East Washington Street, Suite 2300, Phoenix, AZ 85004-2555
1641 E Osborn Rd, Ste 8, Phoenix, AZ 85016
3839 N Third Street, Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ 85012
13210 W Van Buren, Suite 102, Goodyear, AZ 85338
2173 E Warner Rd, Suite 101, Tempe, AZ 85284
9950 W Van Buren St., Suite 104, Avondale, AZ 85323
2930 E Camelback Rd, Suite 160, Phoenix, AZ 85016
1421 East Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85014
2111 E Highland Ave, Suite 135, Phoenix, AZ 85016
2 North Central Avenue, 26th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85004
1850 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1700, Phoenix, AZ 85004
411 N Central Ave, Suite 500, Phoenix, AZ 85004
2929 N. 44th Street, Suite 120, Phoenix, AZ 85018-7239
5045 N 12th St, Suite 102, Phoenix, AZ 85014
333 N. Central Avenue, 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