Top Boyd, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4026 Lemmon Ave, Dallas, TX 75219
1517 Centre Pl Dr, Suite 250, Denton, TX 76205
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
3301 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
2651 N Harwood Street, Dallas, TX 75201
777 Main Street, Suite 2790, Fort Worth, TX 76102
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
303 Main St, Suite 304, Fort Worth, TX 76102
PO Box 3772, Mckinney, TX 75069
4100 Alpha Rd, Suite 476, Dallas, TX 75244
Boyd 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