Top River Oaks, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
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10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
6060 N. Expressway, Suite 690, Dallas, TX 75206
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
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3500 Maple Ave, UNIT 550, Dallas, TX 75219
3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
1140 Empire Central Place, 106-B, Dallas, TX 75247
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3500 Oak Lawn Ave, 460, Dallas, TX 75219
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
1445 Ross Ave, Suite 3600, Dallas, TX 75202
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
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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