Top Aledo, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 680, Fort Worth, TX 76102
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
9720 Coit Road, Suite 220-255, Plano, TX 75025
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
400 East Weatherford Street, Suite 106, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201-1858
900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
1611 K Ave, Plano, TX 75074
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
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