Top Springtown, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 100-350, Plano, TX 75024
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1450, Dallas, TX 75219
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1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
10440 N Central Expy, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
2111 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 103, Mckinney, TX 75070
1212 Corporate Dr, Suite 360, Irving, TX 75038
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
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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