Top Mansfield, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
2035 Central Circle, Suite 209, McKinney, TX 75069
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
500 North Akard St, Suite 3300, Dallas, TX 75201
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
860 Hebron Parkway, Suite 402, Lewisville, TX 75057
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
9555 Lebanon Road, Suite 301-B, Frisco, TX 75035
5665 Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Frisco, TX 75034
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
8150 N. Central Expy, Suite M2070, Dallas, TX 75206
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
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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