Top Addison, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Aggressively handling drug crimes in the Metroplex for over 50 years. Selected TX Super Lawyers to assist you. Call today!
5465 Legacy Dr, Suite 650, Plano, TX 75024
300 E Davis St, Suite 228, Mckinney, TX 75069
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
1611 K Ave, Plano, TX 75074
4131 N. Central Expy., Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
6900 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75024
5900 S. Lake Forest Dr., Suite 410, McKinney, TX 75070
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1450, Dallas, TX 75219
1400 Preston Road, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
1601 Elm Street, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
17740 Preston Rd, #200Q, Dallas, TX 75252
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
Addison Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Addison
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Addison and checks their standing with Texas bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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