Top Balch Springs, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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950 East State Highway 114, Suite 160, Southlake, TX 76092
1701 N. Locust St, Denton, TX 76201
2201 Main St, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75201
300 North 8th Street, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
200 Crescent Court, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
6924 Glenview Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76180
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
10228 E Northwest Hwy, Suite 10013, Dallas, TX 75238
3901 Race Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
301 E Risinger Rd, Suite 109, Fort Worth, TX 76140
207 Canyon Ct, Weatherford, TX 76087
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 415, Dallas, TX 75204
860 Hebron Parkway, Suite 402, Lewisville, TX 75057
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
Balch Springs 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