Top Bedford, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1110 E Weatherford, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1140 Empire Central Place, 106-B, Dallas, TX 75247
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76205
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
11 Main Street, Cleburne, TX 76031
705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3500 Maple Ave, UNIT 550, Dallas, TX 75219
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
3131 McKinney Ave, Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75204
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
3838 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste 1124, Dallas, TX 75219
500 North Akard St, Suite 3300, Dallas, TX 75201
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
2001 Ross Ave, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
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