Top Tempe, AZ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1421 East Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85014
3101 N Central Avenue, Suite 850, Phoenix, AZ 85012
2727 N. 3rd St., Phoenix, AZ 85004
3260 N. Hayden Rd., Suite 210, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
2231 E Camelback Rd, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85016
2525 E Camelback Rd, Suite 600, Phoenix, AZ 85016
4800 North Scottsdale Rd, Suite 2200, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
6720 N Scottsdale Rd, Suite 310, Scottsdale, AZ 85253
1850 North Central Avenue, Suite 1400, Phoenix, AZ 85004
2425 East Camelback Road, Suite 900, Phoenix, AZ 85016
2025 N. 3rd Street, Suite 157, Phoenix, AZ 85004
714 N. 3rd St., Suite 4, Phoenix, AZ 85004
1820 East Ray Road, Chandler, AZ 85225
2929 N Central Ave, Suite 1900, Phoenix, AZ 85012
1820 E Ray Rd, Chandler, AZ 85225
2600 N Central Ave, Suite 1000, Phoenix, AZ 85004
7502 E Monterey Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
801 North 1st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85003
4702 N 32nd St, Phoenix, AZ 85018
2999 N 44th St, Suite 516, Phoenix, AZ 85018
44 W Monroe St, Suite 1504, Phoenix, AZ 85003
16815 S Desert Foothills Pkwy, Suite 121, Phoenix, AZ 85048
505 West Ray Rd, Ste 2, PO Box 6159, Chandler, AZ 85246
17505 N. 79th Avenue, Suite 314, Glendale, AZ 85308
225 E Germann Rd, Suite 101, Gilbert, AZ 85297
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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