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506 2nd Ave, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104
665 Seward Ave NW, Suite 302, Grand Rapids, MI 49504
8880 Rio San Diego Dr Ste 800, San Diego, CA 92108-1642
12636 High Bluff Dr, Suite 400, San Diego, CA 92130
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526 Greenup Street, Covington, KY 41011
1 Columbus Center, Ste, 600, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
400 Warren Avenue, Suite 415, Bremerton, WA 98337
228 S 4th St, Third Floor, Las Vegas, NV 89101
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1200 Lincoln Way, White Oak, PA 15131
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2231 E Camelback Rd, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85016
851 Grand Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501
66 W. Flager Street, Suite 600, Miami, FL 33130
9042 Lewis Avenue, Suite 5, PO Box 490, Temperance, MI 48182
433 North Camden Drive, Suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
116 S Court St, Marysville, OH 43040
370 North Main Street, Ste 200, Waynesville, NC 28786
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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