Top Bridgeport, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
One Cowboys Way, Suite 175, Frisco, TX 75034
4054 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
9720 Coit Road, Suite 220-255, Plano, TX 75025
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
5665 Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Frisco, TX 75034
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
Wells Fargo Tower, 201 Main Street, Suite 801, Fort Worth, TX 76102
608 E. Hickory Street, Suite 128, Denton, TX 76205
5332 N Tarrant Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76244
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
701 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75202
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
1700 Commerce, Suite 1510, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201-1858
Bridgeport 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