Top Joshua, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1905 N Hwy 77, Suite 110, Waxahachie, TX 75165
3824 Cedar Springs Road, #172, Dallas, TX 75219
219 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76010
5910 N Central Expy, Suite 850, Dallas, TX 75206
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3500 Oak Lawn Ave, 460, Dallas, TX 75219
3108 W 6th St, Ste 207, Fort Worth, TX 76107
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
232 NW Tarrant Ave, Suite 104, Burleson, TX 76028
325 N. St. Paul St., S#3100, Dallas, TX 75201
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
215 West Oak St, Denton, TX 76205
1400Preston Rd, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
114 Nicholas Way, Decatur, TX 76234
2000 E Lamar Blvd, Arlington, TX 76006
6021 Morriss Rd, Suite 111, Flower Mound, TX 75028
2201 Main St, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75201
300 N 8th St, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
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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