Top Crownpoint, NM Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3700 Division Street, Suite 100, St. Cloud, MN 56301
472 Starkweather St., Plymouth, MI 48170
4860 Riverbend Road, Boulder, CO 80301
6300 Shingle Creek Parkway, Suite 260, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
422 White Avenue, Suite 323, Grand Junction, CO 81501
Box 428, 521 N Pokegama Ave, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
13351 Reeck Court, Suite 5, Southgate, MI 48195
101 East Fifth Street, Suite 1500, St. Paul, MN 55101
23550 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
2541 Spruce St, Boulder, CO 80302
48 Market St, Suite 2E, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
27735 Jefferson Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
12900 Hall Rd, Suite 403, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
700 Louisiana St., Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
546 Ashmun St, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
609 West 9th Street, Austin, TX 78701
842 Raymond Ave, Suite 209, St. Paul, MN 55114
203 E. Lee St., PO Box 310910, Enterprise, AL 36331
4115 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
119 N 2nd St, Ozark, MO 65721
110 Evans Mill Drive, Suite 402, Dallas, GA 30157
102 E Main Ave, Gastonia, NC 28052
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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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