Top Crownpoint, NM Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
247 W Fayette St, Suite 315, Syracuse, NY 13202
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40 S. Main Street, Suite 2210, Memphis, TN 38103-2555
646 24th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121
510 King Street, Suite 301, Alexandria, VA 22314
1312 North Monroe Street, Suite 140, Spokane, WA 99201-2623
615 N Alabama St, Suite 200, Indianapolis, IN 46204
12350 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 300, Patrick Henry Corporate Center, Newport News, VA 23602
636 Court Street, Jacksonville, NC 28540
101 N. Third St, Clarksville, TN 37040
6000 Poplar Avenue, Suite 400, Memphis, TN 38119
7081 West Blvd, Suite 4, Youngstown, OH 44512
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 805, Richardson, TX 75080
7733 Forsyth Blvd, 11th Floor, St. Louis, MO 63105
100 Madison Street, 17th Floor Tower 1, Syracuse, NY 13202
202 North Porter, Lampasas, TX 76550
887 Baxter Dr.,, South Jordan, UT 84095
317 N 11th St, Suite 402, St. Louis, MO 63101
8 Saint Albans Avenue, Newtown, PA 19073-3626
711 Jefferson St, Suite 101, Fairfield, CA 94533
10500 Sager Ave, Suite F, Fairfax, VA 22030
231 Walton St, Syracuse, NY 13202
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1330 N Classen Blvd, Suite 306, Oklahoma City, OK 73106
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Crownpoint 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 New Mexico 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