Top Sansom Park, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1901 Central Drive, Suite 700, Bedford, TX 76021
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211 S Rusk St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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2501 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
219 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76010
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3824 Cedar Springs Road, #172, Dallas, TX 75219
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2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
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2000 E Lamar Blvd, Arlington, TX 76006
325 N. St. Paul St., S#3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
232 NW Tarrant Ave, Suite 104, Burleson, TX 76028
2603 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75219
215 West Oak St, Denton, TX 76205
1701 N. Locust St, Denton, TX 76201
2201 Main St, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75201
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
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777 Main Street, Suite 2790, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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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