Top Joshua, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
5960 Berkshire Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
500 N. Akard St, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
3710 Rawlins Street, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75219
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
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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