Top Haltom City, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
325 North St. Paul Street, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
2401 Callender Road, Suite 103, Mansfield, TX 76063-8869
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
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501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
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2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
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1700 Pacific Ave, Suite 2620, Dallas, TX 75201
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 775, Dallas, TX 75206
601 Haines Ave, Dallas, TX 75208
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
714 Hunters Row Ct, Suite 104, Mansfield, TX 76063
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1445 Ross Ave, Suite 3600, Dallas, TX 75202
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
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Haltom 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