Top Plano, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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701 East 15th Street, Suite 204, Plano, TX 75074
For legal issues concerning Drug Possession, let The Shapiro Law Firm, a local practice in Plano, Texas, help you find a solution.
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17 Cowboys Way, Suite 175, Frisco, TX 75034
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For those working through a Drug Possession issue in the Plano, Texas area, Barbieri Law Firm, P.C. can be your partner in law.
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5209 Heritage Avenue, Suite 510, Colleyville, TX 76034
Clients needing legal solutions for Drug Possession can connect with Jack Byno & Associates, a local Texas practice.
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101 South Woodrow, Suite 102, Denton, TX 76205
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2600 K Ave, #253, Plano, TX 75074
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
1409 Precinct Line Road, Suite 100, Hurst, TX 76053
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75201
115 W 2nd St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
901 Main Street, Suite 4800, Dallas, TX 75202-3758
2850 N Harwood St, Suite 1100, Dallas, TX 75201
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75219
1420 W Mockingbird Ln., Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75247
900 Jackson St, Suite 640, Dallas, TX 75202
4354 West Vickery Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2323 Ross Ave, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX 75201
2100 Ross Ave, Suite 950, Dallas, TX 75201
7160 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 625, Plano, TX 75024
1300 South University Drive, Suite 318, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1901 Central Drive, Suite 700, Bedford, TX 76021
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
4131 N. Central Expy., Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
108 West Main Street, Waxahachie, TX 75165
2000 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX 75201
8100 John W. Carpenter Fwy, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75247
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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