Top Boyd, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4 E. Chambers, Cleburne, TX 76031
3300 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite #600, Dallas, TX 75219
17304 Preston Road, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75252
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M 2070, Dallas, TX 75206
777 Main Street, Suite 3300, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1400 Preston Road, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
5830 Granite Pkwy, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
325 North St. Paul Street, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
207 W Hickory St., Suite 114, Denton, TX 76201
1504 East McKinney, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76209
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
2501 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
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