Top Venus, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
7557 Rambler Road, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75231
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
1124 Glade Road, Suite 100, Colleyville, TX 76034
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
777 Main Street, Suite 3300, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 415, Dallas, TX 75204
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
2989 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75247
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 5200, Dallas, TX 75201
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
2111 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 103, Mckinney, TX 75070
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
Venus 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