Top Lake Dallas, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
2323 Ross Ave, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX 75201
7160 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 625, Plano, TX 75024
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste. 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 207, Frisco, TX 75034
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
603 Munger Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75202
930 W 1st St, Suite 202, Fort Worth, TX 76102
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
15110 Dallas Pkwy., #400, Dallas, TX 75248
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
17250 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
1312 14th Street, Suite 100, Plano, TX 75074
777 Main St, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
320 Decker Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062
2001 Ross Ave, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
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