Top Heath, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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605 E Berry St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76110
1515 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
10440 N Central Expy, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75231
3624 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76104
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
14860 Landmark Blvd, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75254
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
5850 Granite Pkwy, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75024
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
18333 Preston Rd, Suite 530, Dallas, TX 75252-6003
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
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