Top Lantana, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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1400 Preston Road, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
320 Decker Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
701 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75202
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
1700 Commerce, Suite 1510, Dallas, TX 75201
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
16610 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75248
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
219 S Prairieville, Athens, TX 75751
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 320, Irving, TX 75038
Lantana 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