Top Benbrook, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
9133 Belshire Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76182
6521 Preston Rd, Ste 100, Plano, TX 75024
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75201
7557 Rambler Road, Suite 525, Dallas, TX 75231
3006 Cole Ave, Dallas, TX 75204
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
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1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
6060 N. Expressway, Suite 690, Dallas, TX 75206
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1512 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76209
1504 East McKinney, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76209
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
1140 Empire Central Place, 106-B, Dallas, TX 75247
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
2111 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 103, Mckinney, TX 75070
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
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Benbrook 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