Top Mesquite, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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2021 McKinney Ave, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
7557 Rambler Road, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75231
933 W. Weatherford Street, Suite 212, Fort Worth, TX 76102
901 Main Street, Suite 6000, Dallas, TX 75202
320 Decker Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
5960 Berkshire Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
2989 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75247
5665 Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Frisco, TX 75034
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
4303 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
2500 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75093
11300 N. Central Expwy, Suite 602, Dallas, TX 75243
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
1400Preston Rd, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
325 N. St. Paul St., S#3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1020 Macon St, Suite 9, Fort Worth, TX 76102
950 East State Highway 114, Suite 160, Southlake, TX 76092
Mesquite 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