Top Lake Dallas, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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1601 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
1119 Oakview Street, Fort Worth, TX 76117
5960 Berkshire Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
320 Decker Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062
PO Box 815542, Dallas, TX 75381
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400, Dallas, TX 75201
300 Burnett St, Suite 132, Fort Worth, TX 76102
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
3624 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76104
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76205
605 E Berry St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76110
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
3624 W Vickery Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
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