Top Forney, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2021 McKinney Ave, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
1700 Commerce, Suite 1510, Dallas, TX 75201
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
16610 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75248
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76205
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
3901 Race St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
2035 Central Circle, Suite 209, McKinney, TX 75069
3301 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206
12225 Greenville Ave, Suite 975, Dallas, TX 75243
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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