Top Colleyville, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
1212 W El Paso St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1512 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76209
10440 N Central Expy, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 100-350, Plano, TX 75024
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
3624 W Vickery Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
5900 S. Lake Forest Dr., Suite 410, McKinney, TX 75070
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2111 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 103, Mckinney, TX 75070
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2030, Dallas, TX 75201
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
1212 Corporate Dr, Suite 360, Irving, TX 75038
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
Colleyville 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