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370 Selby Avenue, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
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1323 NE Orenco Station, Ste 310, Hillsboro, OR 97124
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
506 S. Main, Las Cruces, NM 88001
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401 Union Street, Suite 3400, Seattle, WA 98101
516 South Perry Street, PO Box 64, Montgomery, AL 36101-0964
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501 Fourth Street, Suite 324, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
190 Bates St, Lewiston, ME 04240
201 Second St, Ste 550, Macon, GA 31201
370 Selby Ave., Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
1330 Dublin Rd, Columbus, OH 43215
700 E Main St, Suite 200, Norristown, PA 19401
3815 Woodland Park Ave. N., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98103
420 West Roosevelt Street, Suite 203, Phoenix, AZ 85003-1325
2122 112th Ave NE, Suite A-200, Bellevue, WA 98004
1300 E 9th St, Suite 1000, Cleveland, OH 44114
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112 W 34th St, New York, NY 10120
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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