Top Arlington, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
916 W. Belknap Street, Suite 240, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4 E. Chambers, Cleburne, TX 76031
701 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite #600, Dallas, TX 75219
17304 Preston Road, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75252
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
10440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
3333 Lee Pkwy, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75219
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
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