Top Sansom Park, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1700 Pacific Ave, Suite 2620, Dallas, TX 75201
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701 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75202
16610 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75248
1515 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
2501 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
219 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76010
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
777 Main St, Suite 3200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3301 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
777 Main Street, Suite 3300, Fort Worth, TX 76102
10440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
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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