Top Bedford, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
777 Main Street, Suite 2790, Fort Worth, TX 76102
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
2021 McKinney Ave, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1450, Dallas, TX 75219
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
13155 Noel Rd., Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75240
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
3901 Race St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
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