Top Alvarado, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
7557 Rambler Rd, Ste 525, Dallas, TX 75231
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
100 West Oak Street, Suite 302, Denton, TX 76201
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
219 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76010
930 W 1st St, Suite 202, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
1512 E. MCKINNEY, SUITE 200, Denton, TX 76209
2601 Olive St, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
4 E. Chambers, Cleburne, TX 76031
2580 W Camp Wisdom Rd, Suite 218, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
3300 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite #600, Dallas, TX 75219
4500 Airport Fwy, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76117
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
17304 Preston Road, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75252
640 Taylor Street, #1200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 207, Frisco, TX 75034
1023 W US Hwy 175, Suite B, Crandall, TX 75114
1313 West Pearl Street, Granbury, TX 76048
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
6924 Spanky Branch Ct, Dallas, TX 75248
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