Top Southlake, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1601 Elm St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
1420 W Mockingbird Ln., Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75247
4354 West Vickery Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
900 Jackson St, Suite 640, Dallas, TX 75202
3120 Sabre Drive, Suite 110, Southlake, TX 76092
1901 Central Drive, Suite 700, Bedford, TX 76021
4131 N. Central Expy., Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
108 West Main Street, Waxahachie, TX 75165
2850 N Harwood St, Suite 1100, Dallas, TX 75201
6200 Airport Freeway, Haltom City, TX 76117
7160 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 625, Plano, TX 75024
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75219
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
209 W Main St, Suite 101, Waxahachie, TX 75165
6780 Horizon Rd, Suite 100, Heath, TX 75032
1300 South University Drive, Suite 318, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2323 Ross Ave, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX 75201
2000 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX 75201
600 W 6th St., Suite 439, Fort Worth, TX 76102
550 Reserve Street, Suite 450, Southlake, TX 76092
211 S Rusk St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4444 South Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76115
1717 Main St, Suite 4625, Dallas, TX 75201
5600 Tennyson Parkway, # 330, Plano, TX 75024
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