Top Lake Dallas, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2600 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Frisco, TX 75034
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
2989 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75247
8150 N Central Expy, Suite 1265, Dallas, TX 75206
3510 Rankin St, Dallas, TX 75205
604 E 4th St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3710 Rawlins St, Suite 1408, Dallas, TX 75219
17250 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400, Dallas, TX 75201
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
2000 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 605, Arlington, TX 76006
777 Main St, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75206
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
217 North Palestine Street, Ste. B-C, Athens, TX 75751
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
307 W 7th St, Ste. 1905, Fort Worth, TX 76102
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
Lake Dallas 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