Top Garland, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Aggressively handling drug crimes in the Metroplex for over 50 years. Selected TX Super Lawyers to assist you. Call today!
Free Consultation
Virtual Appointments
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
300 Burnett St, Suite 121, Fort Worth, TX 76102
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
604 E 4th St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2120 Mistletoe Blvd, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76110
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
1601 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400, Dallas, TX 75201
1119 Oakview Street, Fort Worth, TX 76117
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
300 Burnett St, Suite 132, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
101 E. Park Blvd., Suite 1110, Plano, TX 75074
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
9720 Coit Road, Suite 220-255, Plano, TX 75025
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
PO Box 815542, Dallas, TX 75381
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
Garland Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Garland
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Garland and checks their standing with Texas bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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