Top Grand Prairie, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
1409 E. McKinney St, Suite 117, Denton, TX 76209
8350 N Central Expwy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 207, Frisco, TX 75034
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
701 W Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
17250 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
3710 Rawlins St, Suite 1408, Dallas, TX 75219
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
777 Main St, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75204
8035 E R L Thornton Fwy, Suite 317, Dallas, TX 75228
2000 E Lamar Blvd, Arlington, TX 76006
2603 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75219
3824 Cedar Springs Road, #172, Dallas, TX 75219
1205 N. Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 805, Richardson, TX 75080
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