Top North Las Vegas, NV Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1700 S Pavilion Center Dr, Suite 700, Las Vegas, NV 89135
630 S. Seventh St., Las Vegas, NV 89101
3175 E Warm Springs Rd, Suite 134, Las Vegas, NV 89120
6206 W Desert Inn Rd, Suite B, Las Vegas, NV 89146
2300 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 900, Las Vegas, NV 89102
1st floor 601, Las Vegas, NV 89101
1180 North Town Center Drive, Suite 100, Las Vegas, NV 89144
5955 S Edmond St, Las Vegas, NV 89118
376 E Warm Springs Rd, Suite 140, Las Vegas, NV 89119
4570 S Eastern Ave, Suite 28, Las Vegas, NV 89119
600 S 8th St, Las Vegas, NV 89101
2970 West Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89102
50 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 102, Las Vegas, NV 89107
300 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89101
601 Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89101
726 South Casino Center Boulevard, Suite 211, Las Vegas, NV 89101
515 S 7th St, Las Vegas, NV 89101-6903
1700 Pavilion Center Drive, Suite 500, Las Vegas, NV 89135
601 S. 10th Street, Suite 102, Las Vegas, NV 89101
6385 South Rainbow Blvd., Suite 400, Las Vegas, NV 89118
3993 Howard Hughes Pkwy, Suite 600, Las Vegas, NV 89169
2020 W Sunset Rd, Henderson, NV 89014
8716 Spanish Ridge Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89113
711 S. 4th Street, Suite 201, Las Vegas, NV 89101
732 South Sixth Street, Suite 100, Las Vegas, NV 89101
North Las Vegas 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 Nevada 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