Top Alvarado, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
Abrams Centre: Prosperity Bank, 9330 LBJ Freeway, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75243
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
3732 Hulen St, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76107
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 4800 West, Dallas, TX 75201
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
4054 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1450, Dallas, TX 75219
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
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