Top Willow Park, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1140 Empire Central Place, 106-B, Dallas, TX 75247
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
777 Main St, Suite 3200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
3108 W 6th St, Ste 207, Fort Worth, TX 76107
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
114 Nicholas Way, Decatur, TX 76234
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
14860 Landmark Blvd, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75254
232 NW Tarrant Ave, Suite 104, Burleson, TX 76028
215 West Oak St, Denton, TX 76205
325 N. St. Paul St., S#3100, Dallas, TX 75201
11300 N. Central Expwy, Suite 602, Dallas, TX 75243
1400Preston Rd, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Willow Park Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Willow Park
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Willow Park and checks their standing with Texas bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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