Top Kennedale, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1601 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
300 Burnett St, Suite 121, Fort Worth, TX 76102
14860 Landmark Blvd, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75254
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
325 N Saint Paul St, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
4236 W. Lovers Ln, Dallas, TX 75209
5151 Headquarters Dr, Suite 205, Plano, TX 75024
933 W. Weatherford Street, Suite 212, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
901 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 900, Fort Worth, TX 76104
900 W Davis St, Dallas, TX 75208
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
1212 Corporate Dr, Suite 360, Irving, TX 75038
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
Kennedale 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