Top Decatur, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
300 N 8th St, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
14860 Landmark Blvd, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75254
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204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
605 E Berry St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76110
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