Top Hutchins, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
5900 S. Lake Forest Dr., Suite 410, McKinney, TX 75070
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
300 Burnett St, Suite 132, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1119 Oakview Street, Fort Worth, TX 76117
1717 McKinney Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75202
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1700 Pacific Ave, Suite 2620, Dallas, TX 75201
601 Haines Ave, Dallas, TX 75208
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3606C South Taylor Street, Dallas, TX 75224
1515 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
1212 Corporate Dr, Suite 360, Irving, TX 75038
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
316 Hemphill Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
1445 Ross Ave, Suite 3600, Dallas, TX 75202
500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 100-350, Plano, TX 75024
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
1700 Commerce, Suite 1510, Dallas, TX 75201
Hutchins 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