Top Decatur, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
950 East State Highway 114, Suite 160, Southlake, TX 76092
1701 N. Locust St, Denton, TX 76201
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
2201 Main St, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75201
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
114 Nicholas Way, Decatur, TX 76234
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
1020 Macon St, Suite 9, Fort Worth, TX 76102
215 West Oak St, Denton, TX 76205
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
3901 Race Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
325 N. St. Paul St., S#3100, Dallas, TX 75201
11300 N. Central Expwy, Suite 602, Dallas, TX 75243
207 Canyon Ct, Weatherford, TX 76087
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
1400Preston Rd, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
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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