Top Paradise, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
5830 Granite Pkwy, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 207, Frisco, TX 75034
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
1512 E. MCKINNEY, SUITE 200, Denton, TX 76209
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
4 E. Chambers, Cleburne, TX 76031
3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
One Cowboys Way, Suite 175, Frisco, TX 75034
604 E 4th St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
3510 Rankin St, Dallas, TX 75205
5601 Bridge St, Suite 220, Fort Worth, TX 76112
PO Box 868, Cedar Hill, TX 75106
110 S Goliad St, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
307 W 7th St, Ste. 1905, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
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