Top Sansom Park, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6924 Spanky Branch Ct, Dallas, TX 75248
500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
1409 E. McKinney St, Suite 117, Denton, TX 76209
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
3301 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
2111 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 103, Mckinney, TX 75070
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
933 W. Weatherford St, Suite 203, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
325 N Saint Paul St, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
316 Hemphill Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
4236 W. Lovers Ln, Dallas, TX 75209
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
5151 Headquarters Dr, Suite 205, Plano, TX 75024
2828 North Harwood, 19th Floor, Suite 1950, Dallas, TX 75201
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
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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