Top Aledo, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
1124 Glade Road, Suite 100, Colleyville, TX 76034
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
2699 Howell St, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75204
5719 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
3510 Rankin St, Dallas, TX 75205
3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
1300 South University Drive, Suite 310, Fort Worth, TX 76107
110 S Goliad St, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
100 West Oak Street, Suite 302, Denton, TX 76201
307 W 7th St, Ste. 1905, Fort Worth, TX 76102
604 E 4th St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
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