Top Addison, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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6900 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75024
5900 S. Lake Forest Dr., Suite 410, McKinney, TX 75070
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
10440 N Central Expy, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 100-350, Plano, TX 75024
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1450, Dallas, TX 75219
4303 N Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
16475 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
17304 Preston Rd, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75252
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
5332 N Tarrant Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76244
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
219 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76010
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
101 Quest Court, Keller, TX 76248
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
Addison 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 Texas 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