Top Arlington, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1409 Precinct Line Road, Suite 100, Hurst, TX 76053
550 Reserve Street, Suite 450, Southlake, TX 76092
7557 Rambler Road, Suite 965, Dallas, TX 75231
211 S Rusk St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1517 Centre Pl Dr, Suite 250, Denton, TX 76205
3901 Arlington Highlands Blvd., Suite 200, Arlington, TX 76018
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 100-350, Plano, TX 75024
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
2401 Callender Road, Suite 103, Mansfield, TX 76063-8869
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
17304 Preston Rd, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75252
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
901 Main Street, Suite 6000, Dallas, TX 75202
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
930 W 1st St, Suite 202, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
2601 Olive St, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, 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