Top Superior, AZ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3707 E Southern Ave, Suite 2012, Mesa, AZ 85206
2325 E Camelback Rd, Suite 700, Phoenix, AZ 85016
2025 N. 3rd Street, Suite 157, Phoenix, AZ 85004
714 N. 3rd St., Suite 4, Phoenix, AZ 85004
8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
2150 E Highland Ave, Suite 212, Phoenix, AZ 85016
2398 East Camelback Rd, Suite 650, Phoenix, AZ 85016
1641 E Osborn Rd, Ste 8, Phoenix, AZ 85016
17505 N. 79th Avenue, Suite 315, Glendale, AZ 85308
2999 N 44th St, Suite 307, Phoenix, AZ 85018
1641 Osborn Rd, Suite 8, Phoenix, AZ 85016
1747 E. Morten Ave., Suite 205, Phoenix, AZ 85020
8700 E Via de Ventura, Suite 210, Scottsdale, AZ 85258
4500 S Lakeshore Dr, Suite 352, Tempe, AZ 85282
3101 N Central Avenue, Suite 850, Phoenix, AZ 85012
4144 44th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85018
1421 East Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85014
7322 E. Thomas Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
2525 E. Camelback Road, Suite 1000, Phoenix, AZ 85016
1951 W Camelback Rd, Suite 202, Phoenix, AZ 85015
2916 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85013
3200 N Central Ave, Suite 2250, Phoenix, AZ 85012
1731 West Baseline Rd. Suite #101, Mesa, AZ 85202
1 N 1st St, Suite 716, Phoenix, AZ 85004
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Superior 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