Top Southlake, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2600 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Frisco, TX 75034
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
901 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 900, Fort Worth, TX 76104
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
5960 Berkshire Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
521 S. Loop 288, Suite 105, Denton, TX 76205
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
4303 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 320, Irving, TX 75038
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
3500 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 460, Dallas, TX 75219
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
8150 N. Central Expy, Suite M2070, Dallas, TX 75206
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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