Top Desoto, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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777 Main St, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
4 E. Chambers, Cleburne, TX 76031
3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 207, Frisco, TX 75034
3710 Rawlins Street, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75219
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
PO Box 868, Cedar Hill, TX 75106
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75206
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
PO Box 600547, Dallas, TX 75360
215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76205
307 W 7th St, Ste. 1905, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
1504 East McKinney, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76209
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
604 E 4th St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400, Dallas, TX 75201
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