Top Dallas, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
1512 E. MCKINNEY, SUITE 200, Denton, TX 76209
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
4 E. Chambers, Cleburne, TX 76031
1008 North Davis Drive, Traner Building, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76012
101 Calloway Street, Suite 200, Wylie, TX 75098
4144 N Central Expy, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
303 Main St, Suite 304, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2600 Eldorado Pkwy, Suite 210, McKinney, TX 75072
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
2512 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
Dallas 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