Top Paradise, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3500 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 460, Dallas, TX 75219
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
3838 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste 1124, Dallas, TX 75219
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2030, Dallas, TX 75201
933 W. Weatherford Street, Suite 212, Fort Worth, TX 76102
6900 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75024
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
603 Munger Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75202
2000 E Lamar Blvd, Arlington, TX 76006
1020 Macon Street, #5, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2603 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75219
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
16475 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
114 Nicholas Way, Decatur, TX 76234
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
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