Top Crownpoint, NM Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1401 W Washington Street, Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ 85007
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707 Broadway Blvd., NE, Suite 100, Albuquerque, NM 87102
1626 Ben Hur Dr, Santa Fe, NM 87501-2308
11154 Huron Street, Suite 207, Northglenn, CO 80234
1030 N Western St, Amarillo, TX 79106
6312 S Fiddlers Green Cir, Suite 300E, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
626 S. 3rd St., Las Vegas, NV 89101
1133 Pennsylvania St, Denver, CO 80203
2305 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80304
1115 Acoma St, Suite 311, Denver, CO 80204
505 North Loraine Street, Midland, TX 79701
3101 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85012
265 North 100 West, Logan, UT 84321
2701 Arizona Street NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110
427 C Street, Suite 220, San Diego, CA 92101
401 W A St, Suite 1150, San Diego, CA 92101
80 N. McClintock Dr, Suite 1, Chandler, AZ 85226
6230 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 230, Los Angeles, CA 90048
15760 Ventura Blvd, FL 7, Encino, CA 91436
1389 Galleria Dr, Suite 200, Henderson, NV 89014
1775 Sherman St, Suite 1650, Denver, CO 80203
3504 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505
11693 San Vicente Blvd, #510, Los Angeles, CA 90049
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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