Top Decatur, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
PO Box 600547, Dallas, TX 75360
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75206
1504 East McKinney, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76209
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
8828 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
4100 Alpha Rd, Suite 476, Dallas, TX 75244
101 S. Woodrow Lane, Suite 101, Denton, TX 76205
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
PO Box 3772, Mckinney, TX 75069
900 Jackson Street, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
2601 Olive St, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1435, Dallas, TX 75206
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
1517 Centre Pl Dr, Suite 250, Denton, TX 76205
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
3901 Arlington Highlands Blvd., Suite 200, Arlington, TX 76018
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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