Boise Drug Crimes Lawyer
Gaining a conviction for drug crimes can have a devastating impact not only on your immediate future, but with regards to your long term prospects and opportunities. While all states have laws and legislation to control and regulate the possession of drugs and other controlled dangerous substances, Idaho takes things a little further, and considers drugs such as heroin, cocaine and marijuana controlled substances, but also includes the compounds which are used to manufacture these substances.
Classifications
Schedule I drugs -
- Those with a high potential for abuse, have no accepted medical use, and are unsafe for medical treatment, even under the supervision of medical supervision. Examples include opiates, certain opium derivatives and hallucinogenic substances.
Schedule II drugs -
- Have a high potential for misuse, but also have an accepted medical use. These substances may result in severe physical and psychological dependence if they are abused. Examples include opium and coca leaves.
Schedule III drugs -
- Have less potential for abuse than those included in Schedules I or II, typically result in a low to moderate physical dependence, but a high psychological dependence, and will usually have an accepted medical use. Examples include some steroids, as well as codeine.
Schedule IV drugs -
- Have a lower potential for abuse than the drugs in Section III, and a limited physical or psychological dependence. They also have an accepted medical use - diazepam is a key example.
Schedule V -
- These drugs are considered the least dangerous, and have a low potential for abuse. Any misuse is likely to lead to only limited psychological or physical dependence, and there is a widely accepted medical use. Many of the inhabitants of this section are medicines which contain small amounts of specific narcotic drugs.
Schedule VI -
- The final schedule includes any volatile nitrates - or “poppers”
Drug Paraphernalia
Unlike some other states, Idaho also carries significant penalties for possession or use of drug paraphernalia – offenders can face a year long jail term, or $1000 fine – both are also possible. The following will be considered a criminal offense:
- Grow, cultivate, plant or harvest controlled or dangerous substances or drugs
- Compound, prepare, convert or process drugs
- Which could be used to pack or store controlled or dangerous substances
- To test or analyze drugs
- To contain, conceal or hide drugs
- To inject, inhale or ingest drugs or CDS
- Receiving a jail sentence
- Receiving a hefty fine
- Being unable to obtain employment, or losing your current employment
- Being barred from certain professions or careers which require a clean criminal record
- Issues with family relationships, including custody of children
This can be a good option for those who may find their future prospects, career and opportunities severely hampered by a criminal conviction, while still ensuring that they are held responsible for their crimes. While the actual conviction is not expunged from the record, many requirements and consequences of a conviction – for example, having to pay for expensive, high risk insurance following a DUI conviction – may no longer be an issue.
How Can We Help?
Both assault and battery are two convictions you do not want on your record – they have the potential to follow you for years. Ensure that you have the best representation by opting for experienced, qualified attorneys – get in touch now to see how we could help!
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