Top Highland Park, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2651 N Harwood Street, Dallas, TX 75201
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
13155 Noel Rd., Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75240
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
4144 N Central Expy, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
4311 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75219
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
303 Main St, Suite 304, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2300, Dallas, TX 75201
625 Dallas Drive, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76205
Highland Park 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