Top Acton, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1601 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
300 Burnett St, Suite 121, Fort Worth, TX 76102
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
2201 Main St, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75201
8150 N Central Expy, Suite 1265, Dallas, TX 75206
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2030, Dallas, TX 75201
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
3901 Race Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
301 S Rogers St, Suite 202, Waxahachie, TX 75165
207 Canyon Ct, Weatherford, TX 76087
301 E Risinger Rd, Suite 109, Fort Worth, TX 76140
10228 E Northwest Hwy, Suite 10013, Dallas, TX 75238
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
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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