Top Southlake, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1512 E. MCKINNEY, SUITE 200, Denton, TX 76209
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
4054 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
916 W. Belknap Street, Suite 240, Fort Worth, TX 76102
701 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
3300 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite #600, Dallas, TX 75219
1400 Preston Road, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
1124 Glade Road, Suite 100, Colleyville, TX 76034
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 415, Dallas, TX 75204
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 5200, Dallas, TX 75201
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
Southlake 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