Top Kennedale, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
500 N. Akard St, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 320, Irving, TX 75038
303 Main St, Suite 304, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4144 N Central Expy, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
3710 Rawlins Street, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75219
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3901 Race St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
7557 Rambler Rd, Ste 525, Dallas, TX 75231
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76205
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