Top Little Elm, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
3901 Race St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
2035 Central Circle, Suite 209, McKinney, TX 75069
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
301 E Risinger Rd, Suite 109, Fort Worth, TX 76140
207 Canyon Ct, Weatherford, TX 76087
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
11300 N. Central Expwy, Suite 602, Dallas, TX 75243
325 N. St. Paul St., S#3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1400Preston Rd, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
1020 Macon St, Suite 9, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2699 Howell St, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75204
215 West Oak St, Denton, TX 76205
Little Elm 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