Top Sansom Park, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1420 W Mockingbird Ln., Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75247
6200 Airport Freeway, Haltom City, TX 76117
2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
1300 South University Drive, Suite 318, Fort Worth, TX 76107
500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
1611 K Ave, Plano, TX 75074
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
3624 W Vickery Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
2201 Main St, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75201
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1701 N. Locust St, Denton, TX 76201
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
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