If you have been charged with drug possession in Arizona, it does not necessarily mean you will be convicted. Our Phoenix drug possession attorneys are well-versed in drug possession defenses that can be used on your behalf. Examples of possible defenses include:
Illegal search: You are protected by the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution against unlawful search and seizure. After a legal traffic stop, drugs found in plain view may be seized and used as evidence.
Lack of knowledge: The prosecution must prove that you were knowingly in possession of illegal drugs. If you did not know the drugs were there, you cannot be convicted.
Religious use: This is a defense to peyote possession that can be raised if the drug was used for religious purposes and posed no threat to the community.
Medical marijuana: This affirmative defense can be raised for persons arrested on state charges for possession of less than 2.5 ounces of marijuana, who are qualifying patients and can show they obtained the drug from a licensed medical marijuana dispensary.