Top Aledo, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
3624 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76104
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
1445 Ross Ave, Suite 3600, Dallas, TX 75202
900 W Davis St, Dallas, TX 75208
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
4500 Airport Fwy, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76117
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
701 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
316 Hemphill Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
3300 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite #600, Dallas, TX 75219
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
4054 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
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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