Top Aledo, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
930 W 1st St, Suite 202, Fort Worth, TX 76102
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
916 W. Belknap Street, Suite 240, Fort Worth, TX 76102
701 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
316 Hemphill Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
3300 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite #600, Dallas, TX 75219
4054 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
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300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M 2070, Dallas, TX 75206
3732 Hulen St, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76107
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 4800 West, Dallas, TX 75201
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
2000 E Lamar Blvd, Arlington, TX 76006
1020 Macon Street, #5, Fort Worth, TX 76102
400 East Weatherford Street, Suite 106, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2603 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75219
1700 Commerce, Suite 1510, Dallas, TX 75201
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Aledo 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