Top Queen Creek, AZ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
8800 East Raintree Drive, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
1820 East Ray Road, Chandler, AZ 85225
1747 E. Morten Ave., Suite 205, Phoenix, AZ 85020
1641 E Osborn Rd, Ste 8, Phoenix, AZ 85016
2999 N 44th St, Suite 307, Phoenix, AZ 85018
17505 N. 79th Avenue, Suite 315, Glendale, AZ 85308
3185 S. Price Rd., Chandler, AZ 85248
3850 E. Baseline Rd., Suite 111, Mesa, AZ 85206
2025 N. 3rd Street, Suite 157, Phoenix, AZ 85004
999 E Playa Del Norte Dr, Suite 510, Tempe, AZ 85288
2150 E Highland Ave, Suite 212, Phoenix, AZ 85016
3101 N Central Avenue, Suite 850, Phoenix, AZ 85012
7322 E. Thomas Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
2398 East Camelback Rd, Suite 650, Phoenix, AZ 85016
2415 E. Camelback Road, Suite 500, Phoenix, AZ 85016
4201 N 24th St, #220, Phoenix, AZ 85016
2727 N. 3rd St., Phoenix, AZ 85004
3707 E Southern Ave, Suite 2012, Mesa, AZ 85206
1 East Washington Street, Suite 1200, Phoenix, AZ 85004
1 N Central Ave, Suite 1030, Phoenix, AZ 85004
2233 W Baseline Rd, Suite C-101, Tempe, AZ 85283
10611 N. Hayden Rd., D106, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
3219 East Camelback Road, #457, Phoenix, AZ 85018
5025 N Central Avenue, Suite 616, Phoenix, AZ 85012
301 East Bethany Home Road, Suite A222, Phoenix, AZ 85012
Queen Creek 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