Top Decatur, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Decatur, TX
3663 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76111
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 4545, Dallas, TX 75201
1717 Main St, Suite 4625, Dallas, TX 75201
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
6924 Glenview Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76180
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201-1858
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
One Cowboys Way, Suite 175, Frisco, TX 75034
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
400 East Main Street, Decatur, TX 76234
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
125 W. Main Street, Suite 200, Allen, TX 75013
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2120 Mistletoe Blvd, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76110
604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1601 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
300 Burnett St, Suite 121, Fort Worth, TX 76102
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1308 Teasley Lane, Suite 116, Denton, TX 76205
1119 Oakview Street, Fort Worth, TX 76117
300 Burnett St, Suite 132, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Decatur 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