Top Arlington, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
183 Parkhouse St, Dallas, TX 75207
1240 Southridge Ct, Ste 105, Hurst, TX 76053
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
3838 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste 1124, Dallas, TX 75219
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
6116 North Central Expressway, Suite 515, Dallas, TX 75206
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
500 North Akard St, Suite 3300, Dallas, TX 75201
1445 Ross Ave, Suite 3600, Dallas, TX 75202
900 W Davis St, Dallas, TX 75208
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
4054 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
603 Munger Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75202
316 Hemphill Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M 2070, Dallas, TX 75206
10440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
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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