Top Alvarado, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3131 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75204
1717 Main St, Suite 4625, Dallas, TX 75201
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste. 700, Dallas, TX 75219
115 W 2nd St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
500 N Akard St, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
600 W 6th St., Suite 439, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
101 W Main St, Lewisville, TX 75057
101 S Woodrow Ln, Denton, TX 76205
600 W 6th St, Suite 473, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4444 South Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76115
6060 N. Central Expy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75219
2323 Ross Ave, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX 75201
220 Fort Worth Hwy, Suite 600, Aledo, TX 76008
1020 Macon Street, #5, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5600 Tennyson Parkway, # 330, Plano, TX 75024
2221 East Lamar Boulevard, Suite 800, Arlington, TX 76006
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75201
901 Main Street, Suite 4800, Dallas, TX 75202-3758
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Alvarado, TX
3663 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76111
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75219
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1800, Dallas, TX 75201
300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 700, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1200 Main St, Suite 308, Dallas, TX 75202
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