Top Bedford, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite #600, Dallas, TX 75219
4054 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
17304 Preston Road, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75252
3732 Hulen St, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76107
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M 2070, Dallas, TX 75206
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX 75201
916 W. Belknap Street, Suite 240, Fort Worth, TX 76102
701 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
16475 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
1515 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
13155 Noel Rd., Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75240
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
219 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76010
Bedford 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