Top Cedar Hill, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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1212 Corporate Dr, Suite 360, Irving, TX 75038
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
1140 Empire Central Place, 106-B, Dallas, TX 75247
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
1700 Commerce, Suite 1510, Dallas, TX 75201
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
701 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75202
6060 N. Expressway, Suite 690, Dallas, TX 75206
2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
16610 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75248
3500 Maple Ave, UNIT 550, Dallas, TX 75219
714 Hunters Row Ct, Suite 104, Mansfield, TX 76063
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX 75201
Cedar Hill 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