Top Plano, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75219
3010 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1200, Dallas, TX 75234
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
One Cowboys Way, Suite 175, Frisco, TX 75034
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
3890 W. Northwest Hwy, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75220
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
6000 Headquarters Drive, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75024
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
5830 Granite Pkwy, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
219 S Prairieville, Athens, TX 75751
Plano 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