Top Joshua, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 415, Dallas, TX 75204
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
10440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
PO Box 868, Cedar Hill, TX 75106
PO Box 600547, Dallas, TX 75360
10440 N Central Expy, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
2111 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 103, Mckinney, TX 75070
2989 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75247
5900 S. Lake Forest Dr., Suite 410, McKinney, TX 75070
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 100-350, Plano, TX 75024
6924 Glenview Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76180
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
1124 Glade Road, Suite 100, Colleyville, TX 76034
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3901 Arlington Highlands Blvd., Suite 200, Arlington, TX 76018
500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
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