Top Dallas, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
17304 Preston Rd, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75252
3101 W 6th St, Ste 472056, Fort Worth, TX 76147
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
9720 Coit Road, Suite 220-255, Plano, TX 75025
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1435, Dallas, TX 75206
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
PO Box 868, Cedar Hill, TX 75106
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
PO Box 600547, Dallas, TX 75360
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
13455 Noel Road, Suite 1050, Dallas, TX 75240
Wells Fargo Tower, 201 Main Street, Suite 801, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4303 N Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206
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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