Top Heath, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
8828 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243
3500 Maple Ave, UNIT 550, Dallas, TX 75219
705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
1140 Empire Central Place, 106-B, Dallas, TX 75247
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
316 Hemphill Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
1701 N. Locust St, Denton, TX 76201
2201 Main St, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75201
300 North 8th Street, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
950 East State Highway 114, Suite 160, Southlake, TX 76092
320 Decker Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
10228 E Northwest Hwy, Suite 10013, Dallas, TX 75238
11300 N. Central Expwy, Suite 602, Dallas, TX 75243
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
Abrams Centre: Prosperity Bank, 9330 LBJ Freeway, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75243
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