Top Heath, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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101 Calloway Street, Suite 200, Wylie, TX 75098
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
300 N 8th St, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
1008 North Davis Drive, Traner Building, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76012
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
625 Dallas Drive, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76205
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