Top Decatur, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
2035 Central Circle, Suite 209, McKinney, TX 75069
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1435, Dallas, TX 75206
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
2699 Howell St, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75204
901 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 900, Fort Worth, TX 76104
1445 Ross Ave, Suite 3600, Dallas, TX 75202
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5910 N Central Expy, Suite 850, Dallas, TX 75206
1240 Southridge Ct, Ste 105, Hurst, TX 76053
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
2651 N Harwood Street, Dallas, TX 75201
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
777 Main Street, Suite 2790, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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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