Top Lake Dallas, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
1400 Preston Road, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
5830 Granite Pkwy, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
1504 East McKinney, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76209
3232 McKinney Ave, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75204
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
8828 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243
PO Box 3772, Mckinney, TX 75069
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
900 Jackson Street, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
4100 Alpha Rd, Suite 476, Dallas, TX 75244
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
18333 Preston Rd, Suite 530, Dallas, TX 75252-6003
3300 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite #600, Dallas, TX 75219
17304 Preston Road, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75252
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