Top Southlake, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
4 E. Chambers, Cleburne, TX 76031
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
1400 Preston Road, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
3901 Race Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
10228 E Northwest Hwy, Suite 10013, Dallas, TX 75238
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
5830 Granite Pkwy, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
301 E Risinger Rd, Suite 109, Fort Worth, TX 76140
207 Canyon Ct, Weatherford, TX 76087
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
301 S Rogers St, Suite 202, Waxahachie, TX 75165
777 Main Street, Suite 3300, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75204
8035 E R L Thornton Fwy, Suite 317, Dallas, TX 75228
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