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217 E. Dickson Street, The Fulbright Building, Suite 204, Fayetteville, AR 72701
745 East Joyce Boulevard, Suite 201, Fayetteville, AR 72703
701 N. Thompson St., Suite C, Springdale, AR 72764
2601 N Walton Blvd, Suite MP, Bentonville, AR 72712
1830 Shelby Lane, Fayetteville, AR 72704
3901 W Financial Pkwy, Rogers, AR 72758
103 North College Avenue, Suite 7, Fayetteville, AR 72701
28 S College Ave, Suite 9, Fayetteville, AR 72701
1401 NE McClain Rd, Bentonville, AR 72712
110 South Dixieland Road, Rogers, AR 72758
801 East Emma Avenue, Springdale, AR 72764
5001 W Founders Wy, Suite 330, Rogers, AR 72758
1111 Zion Rd, Suite 2, Fayetteville, AR 72703
2001 S Dixieland Road, Rogers, AR 72758
609 SW 8th Street, Suite 639, Bentonville, AR 72712
900 S Walton Blvd, Suite B6, Bentonville, AR 72712
12217 Hwy 62 W, PO Box 1460, Farmington, AR 72730
2522 S Pinnacle Hills Pkwy, Suite 202, Rogers, AR 72758
3300 South Market Street, Suite 135, Rogers, AR 72758
1285 Wagon Wheel Road, Springdale, AR 72764
224 South 2nd Street, Rogers, AR 72756
211 E Dickson St, Suite 1, Fayetteville, AR 72701
119 South 2nd Street, Rogers, AR 72756
1120 S. Walton Blvd, Suite 142, Bentonville, AR 72712
1821 South 8th Street, Rogers, AR 72756
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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 Arkansas 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