Top Joshua, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1512 E. MCKINNEY, SUITE 200, Denton, TX 76209
3500 Maple Ave, UNIT 550, Dallas, TX 75219
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1435, Dallas, TX 75206
3901 Race St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
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
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
232 NW Tarrant Ave, Suite 104, Burleson, TX 76028
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
1140 Empire Central Place, 106-B, Dallas, TX 75247
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
1701 N. Locust St, Denton, TX 76201
2201 Main St, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75201
8150 N. Central Expy, Suite M2070, Dallas, TX 75206
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
5910 N Central Expy, Suite 850, Dallas, TX 75206
2401 Callender Road, Suite 103, Mansfield, TX 76063-8869
1020 Macon St, Suite 9, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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