Top Ponder, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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3824 Cedar Springs Road, #172, Dallas, TX 75219
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
One Cowboys Way, Suite 175, Frisco, TX 75034
604 E 4th St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
8150 N Central Expy, Suite 1265, Dallas, TX 75206
3510 Rankin St, Dallas, TX 75205
5601 Bridge St, Suite 220, Fort Worth, TX 76112
2000 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 605, Arlington, TX 76006
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
110 S Goliad St, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75206
307 W 7th St, Ste. 1905, Fort Worth, TX 76102
412 W Third Avenue, Corsicana, TX 75110
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
125 W. Main Street, Suite 200, Allen, TX 75013
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
4236 W. Lovers Ln, Dallas, TX 75209
5151 Headquarters Dr, Suite 205, Plano, TX 75024
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
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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