Top Tempe, AZ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
18 E University Dr., Suite 200, Mesa, AZ 85201-5947
1760 E. Pecos Rd., Suite 315, Gilbert, AZ 85295
1708 E. Thomas, Phoenix, AZ 85016
11024 N. 28th Drive, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85029
20 E Thomsa Rd, Suite 2200, Phoenix, AZ 85012
1212 E Baseline Rd, Suite 107, Tempe, AZ 85283
2501 N. 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85020
2 North Central Ave., Suite 1800, Phoenix, AZ 85004
18205 N 51st Ave, Suite 121, Glendale, AZ 85308
500 W Ray Road, Suite 10, Chandler, AZ 85225
2525 E. Camelback Road, Suite 1000, Phoenix, AZ 85016
505 West Ray Rd, Ste 2, PO Box 6159, Chandler, AZ 85246
16815 S Desert Foothills Pkwy, Suite 121, Phoenix, AZ 85048
225 E Germann Rd, Suite 101, Gilbert, AZ 85297
2 North Central Avenue, Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ 85004
1930 E Brown Rd, Ste 102, Mesa, AZ 85203
1 East Washington Street, Suite 1200, Phoenix, AZ 85004
6910 E 5th Ave, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
2415 E Camelback Rd, Suite 600, Phoenix, AZ 85016
10611 N. Hayden Rd., D106, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 450, Phoenix, AZ 85016
5362 E Estevan Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
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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