Top Kennedale, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
500 N. Akard St, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
5910 N Central Expy, Suite 850, Dallas, TX 75206
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1611 K Ave, Plano, TX 75074
900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
300 N 8th St, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
3710 Rawlins Street, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
1601 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Kennedale Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Kennedale
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Kennedale and checks their standing with Texas bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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