Top Desoto, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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1512 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76209
5151 Headquarters Dr, Suite 205, Plano, TX 75024
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
320 Decker Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1435, Dallas, TX 75206
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
PO Box 815542, Dallas, TX 75381
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
605 E Berry St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76110
3624 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76104
2021 McKinney Ave, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
2828 North Harwood, 19th Floor, Suite 1950, Dallas, TX 75201
901 Main Street, Suite 6000, Dallas, TX 75202
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
Desoto 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