Top Saginaw, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
1512 E. MCKINNEY, SUITE 200, Denton, TX 76209
4 E. Chambers, Cleburne, TX 76031
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3333 Lee Pkwy, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75219
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 207, Frisco, TX 75034
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 5200, Dallas, TX 75201
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
10440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
2600 Eldorado Pkwy, Suite 210, McKinney, TX 75072
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
300 Burnett St, Suite 132, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1119 Oakview Street, Fort Worth, TX 76117
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75204
2101 Moneda St., Fort Worth, TX 76117
8035 E R L Thornton Fwy, Suite 317, Dallas, TX 75228
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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