Top Joshua, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
3732 Hulen St, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2989 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75247
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 4800 West, Dallas, TX 75201
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16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
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912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
777 Main Street, Suite 3300, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
3333 Lee Pkwy, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75219
2501 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
219 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76010
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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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