Top Gun Barrel City, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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101 S Woodrow Ln, Denton, TX 76205
5600 Tennyson Parkway, # 330, Plano, TX 75024
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 207, Frisco, TX 75034
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
603 Munger Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75202
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2001 Ross Ave, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
Gun Barrel City 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