Top Mansfield, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5049 Edwards Ranch Rd, 4th Floor, Fort Worth, TX 76109
1314 W McDermott Dr., Suite 106-410, Allen, TX 75013
500 N Akard St, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Unit 701, Dallas, TX 75219
3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75204
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3333 Lee Pkwy, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75219
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
316 Hemphill Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
601 Haines Ave, Dallas, TX 75208
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
325 North St. Paul Street, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
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