Top Heath, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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701 East 15th Street, Suite 204, Plano, TX 75074
For legal issues concerning Drug Possession, let The Shapiro Law Firm, a local practice in Heath, Texas, help you find a solution.
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500 N. Akard Street, Suite 3700, Dallas, TX 75201
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Barbieri Law Firm, P.C. has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Heath, Texas.
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101 South Woodrow, Suite 102, Denton, TX 76205
Representing people in Heath, Texas with their Drug Possession issues.
5209 Heritage Avenue, Suite 510, Colleyville, TX 76034
Clients needing legal solutions for Drug Possession can connect with Jack Byno & Associates, a local Texas practice.
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108 West Main Street, Waxahachie, TX 75165
500 N Akard St, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 1800, Dallas, TX 75201
600 W 6th St., Suite 439, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1412 Buckner Blvd, Dallas, TX 75217
2600 K Ave, #253, Plano, TX 75074
3131 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75204
8100 John W. Carpenter Fwy, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75247
1717 Main St, Suite 4625, Dallas, TX 75201
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
5600 Tennyson Parkway, # 330, Plano, TX 75024
101 S Woodrow Ln, Denton, TX 76205
1400 Gables Court, Plano, TX 75075
3663 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76111
1314 W McDermott Dr., Suite 106-410, Allen, TX 75013
2221 East Lamar Boulevard, Suite 800, Arlington, TX 76006
11300 North Central Expressway, Suite 604, Dallas, TX 75243
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1800, Dallas, TX 75201
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75219
6060 N. Central Expy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75219
3811 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Turtle Creek Centre, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75219
Heath 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