Top Dallas, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
1008 North Davis Drive, Traner Building, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76012
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
PO Box 600547, Dallas, TX 75360
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
900 Jackson Street, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
4100 Alpha Rd, Suite 476, Dallas, TX 75244
PO Box 3772, Mckinney, TX 75069
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
8828 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M 2070, Dallas, TX 75206
500 N Akard St, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1450, Dallas, TX 75219
5900 S. Lake Forest Dr., Suite 410, McKinney, TX 75070
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 320, Irving, TX 75038
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
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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