Top Aledo, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
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2601 Olive St, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
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17250 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 207, Frisco, TX 75034
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
777 Main St, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
777 Main St, #600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
400 Parker Square Rd, Suite 205, Flower Mound, TX 75028
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Aledo, TX
8350 Meadow Rd, Suite 186, Dallas, TX 75231
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
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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