Top Aledo, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Abrams Centre: Prosperity Bank, 9330 LBJ Freeway, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75243
1700 Pacific Ave, Suite 2620, Dallas, TX 75201
Wells Fargo Tower, 201 Main Street, Suite 801, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2401 Callender Road, Suite 103, Mansfield, TX 76063-8869
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
500 North Akard St, Suite 3300, Dallas, TX 75201
1515 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
3901 Arlington Highlands Blvd., Suite 200, Arlington, TX 76018
5601 Bridge Street, Suite 300, Fort Worth, TX 76112
860 Hebron Parkway, Suite 402, Lewisville, TX 75057
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
1008 North Davis Drive, Traner Building, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76012
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
17304 Preston Rd, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75252
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
PO Box 600547, Dallas, TX 75360
4054 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
3732 Hulen St, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 4800 West, Dallas, TX 75201
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
10440 N Central Expy, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 680, Fort Worth, TX 76102
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
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