Top Saginaw, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
400 Parker Square Rd, Suite 205, Flower Mound, TX 75028
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
521 S. Loop 288, Suite 105, Denton, TX 76205
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 320, Irving, TX 75038
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
8150 N. Central Expy, Suite M2070, Dallas, TX 75206
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
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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