Top Princeton, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
11 Main Street, Cleburne, TX 76031
183 Parkhouse St, Dallas, TX 75207
3838 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste 1124, Dallas, TX 75219
6116 North Central Expressway, Suite 515, Dallas, TX 75206
3510 Rankin St, Dallas, TX 75205
110 S Goliad St, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
1445 Ross Ave, Suite 3600, Dallas, TX 75202
10228 E Northwest Hwy, Suite 10013, Dallas, TX 75238
301 S Rogers St, Suite 202, Waxahachie, TX 75165
5719 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
3901 Race Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
100 West Oak Street, Suite 302, Denton, TX 76201
1300 South University Drive, Suite 310, Fort Worth, TX 76107
7557 Rambler Rd, Ste 525, Dallas, TX 75231
301 E Risinger Rd, Suite 109, Fort Worth, TX 76140
207 Canyon Ct, Weatherford, TX 76087
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
3710 Rawlins St, Suite 1408, Dallas, TX 75219
17250 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
3101 W 6th St, Ste 472056, Fort Worth, TX 76147
Princeton 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