Top Saginaw, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
220 Fort Worth Hwy, Suite 600, Aledo, TX 76008
6060 N. Central Expy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75219
3811 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Turtle Creek Centre, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75219
1400 Gables Court, Plano, TX 75075
3901 Race St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
2035 Central Circle, Suite 209, McKinney, TX 75069
1240 Southridge Ct, Ste 105, Hurst, TX 76053
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
2000 E Lamar Blvd, Arlington, TX 76006
1611 K Ave, Plano, TX 75074
2603 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75219
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
901 Main Street, Suite 6000, Dallas, TX 75202
300 N 8th St, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
3824 Cedar Springs Road, #172, Dallas, TX 75219
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 415, Dallas, TX 75204
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
3710 Rawlins Street, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
Saginaw 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