Top Decatur, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5700 Granite Parkway, Suite 650, Plano, TX 75024
115 North Henderson Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1012 Ridge Road, Rockwall, TX 75087
2612 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
3860 W Northwest Hwy, Suite 280, Dallas, TX 75220
8700 King George Drive, Dallas, TX 75235
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
2501 Oak Lawn, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
6060 North Central Expressway, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75206
3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75204
625 Dallas Drive, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76205
4500 Airport Fwy, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76117
777 Main St, Suite 3200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3732 Hulen St, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76107
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2828 North Harwood, 19th Floor, Suite 1950, Dallas, TX 75201
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
1409 E. McKinney St, Suite 117, Denton, TX 76209
701 W Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
640 Taylor Street, #1200, 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