Top Melissa, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
1400 Preston Road, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
One Arts Plaza, 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201-2533
3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
625 Dallas Drive, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76205
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
17304 Preston Road, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75252
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
5960 Berkshire Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
119 W Virginia St., Suite 307, Mckinney, TX 75069
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
16475 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
4500 Airport Fwy, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76117
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
4303 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
2580 W Camp Wisdom Rd, Suite 218, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
6851 Virginia Parkway, Suite 100, McKinney, TX 75071
2500 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75093
Melissa 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