Top Cedar Hill, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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6924 Glenview Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76180
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
5960 Berkshire Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
16475 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
2580 W Camp Wisdom Rd, Suite 218, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
2500 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75093
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
3301 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
7557 Rambler Road, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75231
18383 Preston Road, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75252
6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 315, Fort Worth, TX 76116
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
2021 McKinney Ave, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
325 N Saint Paul St, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
4236 W. Lovers Ln, Dallas, TX 75209
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, 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