Top Heath, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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4020 Maple Avenue, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
PO Box 868, Cedar Hill, TX 75106
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206
8828 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
601 Haines Ave, Dallas, TX 75208
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
16475 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
2401 Callender Road, Suite 103, Mansfield, TX 76063-8869
4303 N Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
1700 Pacific Ave, Suite 2620, Dallas, TX 75201
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
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