Top Grapevine, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6521 Preston Rd, Ste 100, Plano, TX 75024
7557 Rambler Road, Suite 525, Dallas, TX 75231
209 W Main St, Suite 101, Waxahachie, TX 75165
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
18333 Preston Rd, Suite 530, Dallas, TX 75252-6003
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
3232 McKinney Ave, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75204
900 W Davis St, Dallas, TX 75208
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
2989 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75247
215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76205
1212 Corporate Dr, Suite 360, Irving, TX 75038
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
1140 Empire Central Place, 106-B, Dallas, TX 75247
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
3500 Maple Ave, UNIT 550, Dallas, TX 75219
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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