Top Terrell, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
10440 N Central Expy, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
5960 Berkshire Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
PO Box 868, Cedar Hill, TX 75106
2989 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75247
PO Box 600547, Dallas, TX 75360
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 100-350, Plano, TX 75024
3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4303 N Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
3606C South Taylor Street, Dallas, TX 75224
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
2401 Callender Road, Suite 103, Mansfield, TX 76063-8869
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2815 Valley View Lane, Suite 202, Dallas, TX 75234
6924 Glenview Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76180
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
Terrell 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