Top Decatur, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2651 N Harwood Street, Dallas, TX 75201
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2030, Dallas, TX 75201
777 Main Street, Suite 2790, Fort Worth, TX 76102
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2828 North Harwood, 19th Floor, Suite 1950, Dallas, TX 75201
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
5960 Berkshire Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
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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