Top Aledo, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2221 East Lamar Boulevard, Suite 800, Arlington, TX 76006
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75219
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
901 Main Street, Suite 6000, Dallas, TX 75202
5960 Berkshire Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
2989 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75247
3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400, Dallas, TX 75201
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
10440 N Central Expy, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 100-350, Plano, TX 75024
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
6924 Glenview Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76180
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
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