Top Denton, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 100-350, Plano, TX 75024
320 Decker Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
3101 W 6th St, Ste 472056, Fort Worth, TX 76147
16610 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75248
1700 Commerce, Suite 1510, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
4100 Alpha Rd, Suite 476, Dallas, TX 75244
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
900 Jackson Street, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
PO Box 3772, Mckinney, TX 75069
300 Burnett St, Suite 132, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
Denton Drug Possession Information
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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