Top Colleyville, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
777 Main Street, Suite 2790, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
777 Main Street, Suite 3300, Fort Worth, TX 76102
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
3890 W. Northwest Hwy, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75220
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
325 N Saint Paul St, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
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