Top Arlington, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
5601 Bridge St, Suite 220, Fort Worth, TX 76112
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
14860 Landmark Blvd, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75254
3901 Arlington Highlands Blvd., Suite 200, Arlington, TX 76018
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
2401 Callender Road, Suite 103, Mansfield, TX 76063-8869
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
1240 Southridge Ct, Ste 105, Hurst, TX 76053
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
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