Top Waxahachie, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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115 W 2nd St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1420 W Mockingbird Ln., Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75247
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400, Dallas, TX 75201
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
300 Burnett St, Suite 132, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1119 Oakview Street, Fort Worth, TX 76117
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
PO Box 815542, Dallas, TX 75381
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
320 Decker Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
4131 N. Central Expy., Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76205
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
Waxahachie 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