Top Dallas, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
7557 Rambler Road, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75231
217 North Palestine Street, Ste. B-C, Athens, TX 75751
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
3333 Lee Pkwy, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75219
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
18333 Preston Rd, Suite 530, Dallas, TX 75252-6003
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
2612 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
3860 W Northwest Hwy, Suite 280, Dallas, TX 75220
8700 King George Drive, Dallas, TX 75235
714 Hunters Row Ct, Suite 104, Mansfield, TX 76063
2501 Oak Lawn, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
6060 North Central Expressway, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75206
115 North Henderson Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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