Top Aledo, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5900 S. Lake Forest Dr., Suite 410, McKinney, TX 75070
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
PO Box 868, Cedar Hill, TX 75106
2401 Callender Road, Suite 103, Mansfield, TX 76063-8869
1504 East McKinney, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76209
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
1515 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
3901 Arlington Highlands Blvd., Suite 200, Arlington, TX 76018
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
8828 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1450, Dallas, TX 75219
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
1008 North Davis Drive, Traner Building, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76012
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
Abrams Centre: Prosperity Bank, 9330 LBJ Freeway, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75243
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
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