Top Alvarado, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
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717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
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100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
3824 Cedar Springs Road, #172, Dallas, TX 75219
701 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75202
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
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119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
219 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76010
16610 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75248
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
640 Taylor Street, #1200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1313 West Pearl Street, Granbury, TX 76048
1023 W US Hwy 175, Suite B, Crandall, TX 75114
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2580 W Camp Wisdom Rd, Suite 218, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
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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