Top University Park, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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4131 N. Central Expy., Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
2401 Callender Road, Suite 103, Mansfield, TX 76063-8869
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
605 E Berry St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76110
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
1611 K Ave, Plano, TX 75074
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
6900 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75024
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
101 Quest Court, Keller, TX 76248
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
916 W. Belknap Street, Suite 240, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite #600, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
4054 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
701 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
316 Hemphill Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
University Park 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