Top Arlington, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
3732 Hulen St, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76107
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 4800 West, Dallas, TX 75201
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
2828 North Harwood, 19th Floor, Suite 1950, Dallas, TX 75201
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
777 Main Street, Suite 3300, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1110 E Weatherford, Fort Worth, TX 76102
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
16475 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
640 Taylor Street, #1200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2001 Ross Ave, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
Arlington 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