Top River Oaks, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
325 North St. Paul Street, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
3732 Hulen St, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76107
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 320, Irving, TX 75038
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 4800 West, Dallas, TX 75201
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
714 Hunters Row Ct, Suite 104, Mansfield, TX 76063
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1700 Commerce, Suite 1510, Dallas, TX 75201
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
3333 Lee Pkwy, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75219
2501 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
500 N. Akard St, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
River Oaks 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