Top Hurst, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
8828 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243
5900 S. Lake Forest Dr., Suite 410, McKinney, TX 75070
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1450, Dallas, TX 75219
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1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
1124 Glade Road, Suite 100, Colleyville, TX 76034
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 320, Irving, TX 75038
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
3901 Arlington Highlands Blvd., Suite 200, Arlington, TX 76018
1700 Pacific Ave, Suite 2620, Dallas, TX 75201
601 Haines Ave, Dallas, TX 75208
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
2401 Callender Road, Suite 103, Mansfield, TX 76063-8869
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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