Top Southlake, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6200 Airport Freeway, Haltom City, TX 76117
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
209 W Main St, Suite 101, Waxahachie, TX 75165
600 W 6th St., Suite 439, Fort Worth, TX 76102
550 Reserve Street, Suite 450, Southlake, TX 76092
5601 Bridge St, Suite 220, Fort Worth, TX 76112
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Ste 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1110 E Weatherford, Fort Worth, TX 76102
521 S. Loop 288, Suite 105, Denton, TX 76205
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
13155 Noel Rd., Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75240
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, 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