Top Boyd, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3131 McKinney Ave, Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75204
3732 Hulen St, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76107
5700 Granite Parkway, Suite 650, Plano, TX 75024
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
14860 Landmark Blvd, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75254
303 Main St, Suite 304, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
625 Dallas Drive, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76205
16475 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
4144 N Central Expy, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
640 Taylor Street, #1200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
9300 John Hickman Parkway, #501, Frisco, TX 75035
3901 Race St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
1313 West Pearl Street, Granbury, TX 76048
6924 Spanky Branch Ct, Dallas, TX 75248
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
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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