Top Paradise, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
1212 W El Paso St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3500 Oak Lawn Ave, 460, Dallas, TX 75219
8150 N. Central Expy, Suite M2070, Dallas, TX 75206
207 W Hickory St, Suite 309, Denton, TX 76201
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
PO Box 815542, Dallas, TX 75381
1905 N Hwy 77, Suite 110, Waxahachie, TX 75165
2442 Lillian Miller Parkway, Suite 100, Denton, TX 76205
500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1400 Preston Road, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201-1858
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 415, Dallas, TX 75204
207 W Hickory St., Suite 114, Denton, TX 76201
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
One Cowboys Way, Suite 175, Frisco, TX 75034
3624 W Vickery Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
400 East Main Street, Decatur, TX 76234
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
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