Top Mansfield, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2612 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
115 North Henderson Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2501 Oak Lawn, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
6060 North Central Expressway, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75206
1415 N. Locust, Denton, TX 76201
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
12225 Greenville Ave, Suite 975, Dallas, TX 75243
500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
Abrams Centre: Prosperity Bank, 9330 LBJ Freeway, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75243
2401 Callender Road, Suite 103, Mansfield, TX 76063-8869
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
Mansfield 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