Top River Oaks, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
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770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
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714 Hunters Row Ct, Suite 104, Mansfield, TX 76063
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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900 W Davis St, Dallas, TX 75208
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
7557 Rambler Rd, Ste 525, Dallas, TX 75231
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
2401 Callender Road, Suite 103, Mansfield, TX 76063-8869
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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