Top Joshua, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 4545, Dallas, TX 75201
211 S Rusk St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1717 Main St, Suite 4625, Dallas, TX 75201
901 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 900, Fort Worth, TX 76104
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
900 W Davis St, Dallas, TX 75208
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
1445 Ross Ave, Suite 3600, Dallas, TX 75202
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
777 Main Street, Suite 2790, Fort Worth, TX 76102
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
301 S Rogers St, Suite 202, Waxahachie, TX 75165
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
3901 Race Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
301 E Risinger Rd, Suite 109, Fort Worth, TX 76140
10228 E Northwest Hwy, Suite 10013, Dallas, TX 75238
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