Top Paradise, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
625 Dallas Drive, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76205
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
320 Decker Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062
1700 Commerce, Suite 1510, Dallas, TX 75201
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
16475 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
701 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75202
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
16610 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75248
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
5910 N Central Expy, Suite 850, Dallas, TX 75206
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
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