Top Richardson, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75204
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
1415 N. Locust, Denton, TX 76201
115 North Henderson Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76205
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
3500 Maple Ave, UNIT 550, Dallas, TX 75219
705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1140 Empire Central Place, 106-B, Dallas, TX 75247
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
10228 E Northwest Hwy, Suite 10013, Dallas, TX 75238
3901 Race Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
301 E Risinger Rd, Suite 109, Fort Worth, TX 76140
Richardson 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