Top White Settlement, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
219 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76010
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
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3301 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
2828 North Harwood, 19th Floor, Suite 1950, Dallas, TX 75201
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
325 North St. Paul Street, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
5900 S. Lake Forest Dr., Suite 410, McKinney, TX 75070
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
13155 Noel Rd., Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75240
White Settlement 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