Top Bridgeport, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
933 W. Weatherford Street, Suite 212, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
3901 Race Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
301 S Rogers St, Suite 202, Waxahachie, TX 75165
16475 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
10228 E Northwest Hwy, Suite 10013, Dallas, TX 75238
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 320, Irving, TX 75038
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
5665 Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Frisco, TX 75034
4144 N Central Expy, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
303 Main St, Suite 304, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8828 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243
PO Box 3772, Mckinney, TX 75069
4100 Alpha Rd, Suite 476, Dallas, TX 75244
900 Jackson Street, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
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