Top Sansom Park, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1140 Empire Central Place, 106-B, Dallas, TX 75247
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1020 Macon St, Suite 9, Fort Worth, TX 76102
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
325 N. St. Paul St., S#3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1400Preston Rd, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
232 NW Tarrant Ave, Suite 104, Burleson, TX 76028
3108 W 6th St, Ste 207, Fort Worth, TX 76107
11300 N. Central Expwy, Suite 602, Dallas, TX 75243
114 Nicholas Way, Decatur, TX 76234
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2120 Mistletoe Blvd, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76110
2201 Main St, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75201
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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