Top Grand Prairie, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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114 Nicholas Way, Decatur, TX 76234
950 East State Highway 114, Suite 160, Southlake, TX 76092
1701 N. Locust St, Denton, TX 76201
933 W. Weatherford Street, Suite 212, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
10440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
500 N Akard St, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
14860 Landmark Blvd, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75254
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
1601 Elm Street, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
6060 N. Expressway, Suite 690, Dallas, TX 75206
625 Dallas Drive, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76205
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
17740 Preston Rd, #200Q, Dallas, TX 75252
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
3300 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite #600, Dallas, TX 75219
17304 Preston Road, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75252
Grand Prairie 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