Top Ponder, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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100 Crescent Ct, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201-1858
1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
100 West Oak Street, Suite 302, Denton, TX 76201
17304 Preston Rd, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75252
1300 South University Drive, Suite 310, Fort Worth, TX 76107
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
2600 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Frisco, TX 75034
183 Parkhouse St, Dallas, TX 75207
3838 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste 1124, Dallas, TX 75219
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
3510 Rankin St, Dallas, TX 75205
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
5719 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
110 S Goliad St, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
207 W Hickory St., Suite 114, Denton, TX 76201
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75206
307 W 7th St, Ste. 1905, Fort Worth, TX 76102
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
604 E 4th St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
101 Quest Court, Keller, TX 76248
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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