Top Sun City West, AZ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2501 N 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 85006
2325 E. Camelback Road, Suite 900, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Two N Central Ave, Suite 2600, Phoenix, AZ 85004
6121 North 3rd Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85013
3839 N 3rd St, Suite 304, Phoenix, AZ 85012
7250 N. 16th Street, Suite 410, Phoenix, AZ 85020
13210 W Van Buren, Suite 102, Goodyear, AZ 85338
1641 E Osborn Rd, Ste 8, Phoenix, AZ 85016
9950 W Van Buren St., Suite 104, Avondale, AZ 85323
2173 E Warner Rd, Suite 101, Tempe, AZ 85284
1 East Washington Street, Suite 1200, Phoenix, AZ 85004
2415 E Camelback Rd, Suite 600, Phoenix, AZ 85016
3839 N Third Street, Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ 85012
2916 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85013
3200 N Central Ave, Suite 2250, Phoenix, AZ 85012
621 North 5th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85003
9885 S Priest Dr, Suite 102, Tempe, AZ 85284
2915 E Baseline Rd, Suite 116, Gilbert, AZ 85234
3838 N. Central Ave, Suite 1750, Phoenix, AZ 85012
3300 N Central Ave, Suite 1700, Phoenix, AZ 85007
8010 E McDowell Rd, Suite 111, Scottsdale, AZ 85257
44400 Honeycutt Rd, Maricopa, AZ 85138
4201 North 24th Street, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85016
1635 N. Greenfield Rd., Suite 123, Mesa, AZ 85205
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Sun City West 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