Top Aledo, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6021 Morriss Rd, Suite 111, Flower Mound, TX 75028
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
701 W Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
1409 E. McKinney St, Suite 117, Denton, TX 76209
8350 N Central Expwy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
300 N 8th St, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Ste 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
933 W. Weatherford St, Suite 203, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1212 W El Paso St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
1512 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76209
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
3500 Oak Lawn Ave, 460, Dallas, TX 75219
1110 E Weatherford, Fort Worth, TX 76102
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
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