Top Farmers Branch, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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2500 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75093
5910 N Central Expy, Suite 850, Dallas, TX 75206
6924 Glenview Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76180
2580 W Camp Wisdom Rd, Suite 218, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
1400 Preston Road, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 415, Dallas, TX 75204
6900 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75024
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
860 Hebron Parkway, Suite 402, Lewisville, TX 75057
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
4020 Maple Avenue, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
5151 Headquarters Dr, Suite 205, Plano, TX 75024
5700 Granite Parkway, Suite 650, Plano, TX 75024
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
625 Dallas Drive, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76205
325 N Saint Paul St, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
4236 W. Lovers Ln, Dallas, TX 75209
2828 North Harwood, 19th Floor, Suite 1950, Dallas, TX 75201
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
1601 Elm Street, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
Farmers Branch 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