Top Aledo, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
4131 N. Central Expy., Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
1611 K Ave, Plano, TX 75074
605 E Berry St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76110
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
930 W 1st St, Suite 202, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
2601 Olive St, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
3624 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76104
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
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