Top Saginaw, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
3901 Race Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
301 S Rogers St, Suite 202, Waxahachie, TX 75165
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
10228 E Northwest Hwy, Suite 10013, Dallas, TX 75238
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
1240 Southridge Ct, Ste 105, Hurst, TX 76053
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
900 W Davis St, Dallas, TX 75208
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
5665 Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Frisco, TX 75034
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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