Top Arlington, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3824 Cedar Springs Road, #172, Dallas, TX 75219
3901 Race Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
10228 E Northwest Hwy, Suite 10013, Dallas, TX 75238
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
301 S Rogers St, Suite 202, Waxahachie, TX 75165
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
603 Munger Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75202
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2201 Main St, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75201
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
1701 N. Locust St, Denton, TX 76201
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
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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