Top Richardson, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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100 Crescent Ct, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201-1858
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
4514 Cole Avenue, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75205
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
9720 Coit Road, Suite 220-255, Plano, TX 75025
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75206
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
7557 Rambler Rd, Ste 525, Dallas, TX 75231
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
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