Top Sansom Park, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
11 Main Street, Cleburne, TX 76031
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
13155 Noel Rd., Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75240
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
303 Main St, Suite 304, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4144 N Central Expy, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1445 Ross Ave, Suite 3600, Dallas, TX 75202
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
3901 Race St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
7557 Rambler Rd, Ste 525, Dallas, TX 75231
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
3301 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
2035 Central Circle, Suite 209, McKinney, TX 75069
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
901 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 900, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Sansom Park 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