Top Aledo, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
777 Main Street, Suite 2790, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
521 S. Loop 288, Suite 105, Denton, TX 76205
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
303 Main St, Suite 304, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4144 N Central Expy, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5665 Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Frisco, TX 75034
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
8150 N. Central Expy, Suite M2070, Dallas, TX 75206
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
Wells Fargo Tower, 201 Main Street, Suite 801, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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