Top Decatur, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2501 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
7557 Rambler Rd, Ste 525, Dallas, TX 75231
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
4054 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
5900 S. Lake Forest Dr., Suite 410, McKinney, TX 75070
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
1308 Teasley Lane, Suite 116, Denton, TX 76205
17250 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
1312 14th Street, Suite 100, Plano, TX 75074
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 207, Frisco, TX 75034
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
2021 McKinney Ave, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
2600 Eldorado Pkwy, Suite 210, McKinney, TX 75072
777 Main St, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
2512 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75204
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
8035 E R L Thornton Fwy, Suite 317, Dallas, TX 75228
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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