Top Decatur, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
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3890 W. Northwest Hwy, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75220
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608 E. Hickory Street, Suite 128, Denton, TX 76205
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
5601 Bridge Street, Suite 300, Fort Worth, TX 76112
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860 Hebron Parkway, Suite 402, Lewisville, TX 75057
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
17304 Preston Rd, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75252
605 E Berry St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76110
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3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
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855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
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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