Top Paradise, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3824 Cedar Springs Road, #172, Dallas, TX 75219
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
400 East Main Street, Decatur, TX 76234
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
316 Hemphill Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
325 North St. Paul Street, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
2000 E Lamar Blvd, Arlington, TX 76006
2603 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75219
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
1212 Corporate Dr, Suite 360, Irving, TX 75038
6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
4500 Airport Fwy, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76117
6060 N. Expressway, Suite 690, Dallas, TX 75206
Paradise 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