Top Rockwall, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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17304 Preston Rd, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75252
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75206
3301 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206
119 W Virginia St., Suite 307, Mckinney, TX 75069
8150 N Central Expy, Suite 1265, Dallas, TX 75206
307 W 7th St, Ste. 1905, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2651 N Harwood Street, Dallas, TX 75201
3510 Rankin St, Dallas, TX 75205
604 E 4th St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
200 Crescent Court, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
One Arts Plaza, 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201-2533
315 S Bois D Arc St, Forney, TX 75126
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
Rockwall 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