Top Decatur, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
900 W Davis St, Dallas, TX 75208
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8350 Meadow Rd, Suite 186, Dallas, TX 75231
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1300 South University Drive, Suite 602, Fort Worth, TX 76107
100 West Oak Street, Suite 302, Denton, TX 76201
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110 S Goliad St, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
183 Parkhouse St, Dallas, TX 75207
7557 Rambler Rd, Ste 525, Dallas, TX 75231
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
1445 Ross Ave, Suite 3600, Dallas, TX 75202
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
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703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
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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