Top Aledo, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3824 Cedar Springs Road, #172, Dallas, TX 75219
777 Main Street, Suite 2790, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
5960 Berkshire Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
3232 McKinney Ave, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75204
4236 W. Lovers Ln, Dallas, TX 75209
1504 East McKinney, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76209
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
777 Main St, Suite 3200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
8828 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3624 W Vickery Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
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