Top Tempe, AZ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1850 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1700, Phoenix, AZ 85004
2111 E Highland Ave, Suite 135, Phoenix, AZ 85016
3401 E. Elwood Street, Suite 101, Phoenix, AZ 85040-1610
3100 W Ray Rd, Suite 300, Chandler, AZ 85226-2473
5362 E Estevan Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85054
Two North Central Ave, Suite 2600, Phoenix, AZ 85004
2929 N. 44th Street, Suite 120, Phoenix, AZ 85018-7239
7231 East Princess Blvd., Suite 201, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
5045 N 12th St, Suite 102, Phoenix, AZ 85014
8010 E McDowell Rd, Suite 111, Scottsdale, AZ 85257
3300 N Central Ave, Suite 1700, Phoenix, AZ 85007
4201 North 24th Street, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85016
8151 East Indian Bend Road, Suite 115, Scottsdale, AZ 85250
18 E University Dr., Suite 200, Mesa, AZ 85201-5947
2701 E Camelback Rd, Suite 150, Phoenix, AZ 85016
2901 N Central Ave, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85012
7144 E Stetson Dr, Suite 300, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
3200 North Central Avenue, Suite 2250, Phoenix, AZ 85012
90 South Kyrene Road, Suite 1, Chandler, AZ 85226
10429 South 51st Street, Suite 215, Phoenix, AZ 85044
1 E Washington St, Suite 2700, Phoenix, AZ 85004
3200 N Central Ave, Suite 1800, Phoenix, AZ 85012
323 W Roosevelt, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85003
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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