Top Alvarado, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
8150 N Central Expy, Suite 1265, Dallas, TX 75206
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400, Dallas, TX 75201
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
3510 Rankin St, Dallas, TX 75205
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
2000 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 605, Arlington, TX 76006
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75206
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 775, Dallas, TX 75206
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
7557 Rambler Rd, Ste 525, Dallas, TX 75231
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
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