Top Joshua, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4100 Alpha Rd, Suite 476, Dallas, TX 75244
900 Jackson Street, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
2501 Oak Lawn, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
3860 W Northwest Hwy, Suite 280, Dallas, TX 75220
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
2612 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
6060 North Central Expressway, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75206
3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75204
1415 N. Locust, Denton, TX 76201
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M 2070, Dallas, TX 75206
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
2828 North Harwood, 19th Floor, Suite 1950, Dallas, TX 75201
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Joshua 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