Top Blue Ridge, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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1400 Preston Road, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
5830 Granite Pkwy, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
One Arts Plaza, 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201-2533
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
119 W Virginia St., Suite 307, Mckinney, TX 75069
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
2021 McKinney Ave, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
9300 John Hickman Parkway, #501, Frisco, TX 75035
6924 Spanky Branch Ct, Dallas, TX 75248
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
640 Taylor Street, #1200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1023 W US Hwy 175, Suite B, Crandall, TX 75114
219 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76010
Blue Ridge 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