Top Fate, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
6000 Headquarters Drive, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75024
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
101 E. Park Blvd., Suite 1110, Plano, TX 75074
3333 Lee Pkwy, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75219
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
217 North Palestine Street, Ste. B-C, Athens, TX 75751
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
3890 W. Northwest Hwy, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75220
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
1012 Ridge Road, Rockwall, TX 75087
2512 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75204
8035 E R L Thornton Fwy, Suite 317, Dallas, TX 75228
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75204
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 805, Richardson, TX 75080
Fate 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