Top Aledo, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
325 North St. Paul Street, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
5960 Berkshire Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
13155 Noel Rd., Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75240
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4500 Airport Fwy, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76117
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
916 W. Belknap Street, Suite 240, Fort Worth, TX 76102
701 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2580 W Camp Wisdom Rd, Suite 218, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
3300 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite #600, Dallas, TX 75219
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
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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