Top Cedar Hill, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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1601 Elm St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75219
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
1240 Southridge Ct, Ste 105, Hurst, TX 76053
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
2021 McKinney Ave, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3624 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76104
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
605 E Berry St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76110
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
901 Main Street, Suite 6000, Dallas, TX 75202
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 415, Dallas, TX 75204
2989 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75247
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
5665 Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Frisco, TX 75034
603 Munger Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75202
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
217 North Palestine Street, Ste. B-C, Athens, TX 75751
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, 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