Top Paradise, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite #600, Dallas, TX 75219
17304 Preston Road, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75252
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
4500 Airport Fwy, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76117
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
916 W. Belknap Street, Suite 240, Fort Worth, TX 76102
701 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
One Cowboys Way, Suite 175, Frisco, TX 75034
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
5830 Granite Pkwy, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
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