Top Decatur, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5332 N Tarrant Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76244
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201-1858
933 W. Weatherford Street, Suite 212, Fort Worth, TX 76102
114 Nicholas Way, Decatur, TX 76234
1020 Macon St, Suite 9, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1400Preston Rd, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
325 N. St. Paul St., S#3100, Dallas, TX 75201
11300 N. Central Expwy, Suite 602, Dallas, TX 75243
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400, Dallas, TX 75201
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
1312 14th Street, Suite 100, Plano, TX 75074
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 207, Frisco, TX 75034
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
1308 Teasley Lane, Suite 116, Denton, TX 76205
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
777 Main St, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1415 Harroun Ave, 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