Top Paradise, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1905 N Hwy 77, Suite 110, Waxahachie, TX 75165
8350 N Central Expwy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
3500 Oak Lawn Ave, 460, Dallas, TX 75219
640 Taylor Street, #1200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
9300 John Hickman Parkway, #501, Frisco, TX 75035
1313 West Pearl Street, Granbury, TX 76048
6924 Spanky Branch Ct, Dallas, TX 75248
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
207 W Hickory St, Suite 309, Denton, TX 76201
1023 W US Hwy 175, Suite B, Crandall, TX 75114
PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
5910 N Central Expy, Suite 850, Dallas, TX 75206
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
2512 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
933 W. Weatherford St, Suite 203, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75204
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
8035 E R L Thornton Fwy, Suite 317, Dallas, TX 75228
1205 N. Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
2101 Moneda St., Fort Worth, TX 76117
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