Top Alvarado, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Abrams Centre: Prosperity Bank, 9330 LBJ Freeway, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75243
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
17304 Preston Rd, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75252
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
5900 S. Lake Forest Dr., Suite 410, McKinney, TX 75070
1008 North Davis Drive, Traner Building, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76012
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
3732 Hulen St, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76107
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
10440 N Central Expy, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
16475 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
3500 Maple Ave, UNIT 550, Dallas, TX 75219
Alvarado 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