Top Dallas, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 775, Dallas, TX 75206
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
3838 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste 1124, Dallas, TX 75219
3500 Maple Ave, UNIT 550, Dallas, TX 75219
705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
101 Quest Court, Keller, TX 76248
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
6116 North Central Expressway, Suite 515, Dallas, TX 75206
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
1140 Empire Central Place, 106-B, Dallas, TX 75247
8350 Meadow Rd, Suite 186, Dallas, TX 75231
3901 Race St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
110 S Goliad St, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
11 Main Street, Cleburne, TX 76031
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
5719 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
183 Parkhouse St, Dallas, TX 75207
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
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