Top Blue Ridge, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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6000 Headquarters Drive, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75024
900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
605 E Berry St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76110
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
3624 W Vickery Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2600 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Frisco, TX 75034
101 Quest Court, Keller, TX 76248
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
5665 Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Frisco, TX 75034
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
2601 Olive St, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
5332 N Tarrant Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76244
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
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