Top Ponder, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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One Cowboys Way, Suite 175, Frisco, TX 75034
2201 Main St, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75201
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1415 N. Locust, Denton, TX 76201
933 W. Weatherford Street, Suite 212, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
3860 W Northwest Hwy, Suite 280, Dallas, TX 75220
2612 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
2501 Oak Lawn, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
8700 King George Drive, Dallas, TX 75235
6060 North Central Expressway, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75206
115 North Henderson Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
3901 Race Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
10228 E Northwest Hwy, Suite 10013, Dallas, TX 75238
301 S Rogers St, Suite 202, Waxahachie, TX 75165
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
125 W. Main Street, Suite 200, Allen, TX 75013
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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