Top Bridgeport, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
1308 Teasley Lane, Suite 116, Denton, TX 76205
777 Main St, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3901 Race Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
17250 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
301 S Rogers St, Suite 202, Waxahachie, TX 75165
10228 E Northwest Hwy, Suite 10013, Dallas, TX 75238
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
207 Canyon Ct, Weatherford, TX 76087
2035 Central Circle, Suite 209, McKinney, TX 75069
400 East Main Street, Decatur, TX 76234
301 E Risinger Rd, Suite 109, Fort Worth, TX 76140
604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 207, Frisco, TX 75034
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2601 Olive St, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
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