Top Keene, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
3624 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76104
714 Hunters Row Ct, Suite 104, Mansfield, TX 76063
901 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 900, Fort Worth, TX 76104
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
901 Main Street, Suite 6000, Dallas, TX 75202
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
2699 Howell St, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75204
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
930 W 1st St, Suite 202, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
1512 E. MCKINNEY, SUITE 200, Denton, TX 76209
6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206
4 E. Chambers, Cleburne, TX 76031
2601 Olive St, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
14860 Landmark Blvd, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75254
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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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