Top Chandler, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
1409 E. McKinney St, Suite 117, Denton, TX 76209
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
5960 Berkshire Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
2815 Valley View Lane, Suite 202, Dallas, TX 75234
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
3101 W 6th St, Ste 472056, Fort Worth, TX 76147
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
4144 N Central Expy, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
900 Jackson Street, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
4100 Alpha Rd, Suite 476, Dallas, TX 75244
PO Box 3772, Mckinney, TX 75069
303 Main St, Suite 304, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
933 W. Weatherford St, Suite 203, Fort Worth, TX 76102
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Chandler 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