Top River Oaks, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3824 Cedar Springs Road, #172, Dallas, TX 75219
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301 E Risinger Rd, Suite 109, Fort Worth, TX 76140
207 Canyon Ct, Weatherford, TX 76087
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
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2035 Central Circle, Suite 209, McKinney, TX 75069
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
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777 Main Street, Suite 2790, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
500 N. Akard St, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
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860 Hebron Parkway, Suite 402, Lewisville, TX 75057
300 N 8th St, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
4144 N Central Expy, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
9555 Lebanon Road, Suite 301-B, Frisco, TX 75035
303 Main St, Suite 304, Fort Worth, TX 76102
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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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