Top Dallas, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
10440 N Central Expy, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75231
1445 Ross Ave, Suite 3600, Dallas, TX 75202
PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
6021 Morriss Rd, Suite 111, Flower Mound, TX 75028
3606C South Taylor Street, Dallas, TX 75224
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
1905 N Hwy 77, Suite 110, Waxahachie, TX 75165
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5910 N Central Expy, Suite 850, Dallas, TX 75206
4303 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
2651 N Harwood Street, Dallas, TX 75201
1240 Southridge Ct, Ste 105, Hurst, TX 76053
1601 Elm Street, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
200 Crescent Court, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
3101 W 6th St, Ste 472056, Fort Worth, TX 76147
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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