Top McKinney, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
3824 Cedar Springs Road, #172, Dallas, TX 75219
2021 McKinney Ave, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
2600 K Ave, #253, Plano, TX 75074
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
2603 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75219
2000 E Lamar Blvd, Arlington, TX 76006
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
625 Dallas Drive, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76205
6924 Spanky Branch Ct, Dallas, TX 75248
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
1313 West Pearl Street, Granbury, TX 76048
2580 W Camp Wisdom Rd, Suite 218, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
McKinney 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