Top Bridgeport, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
3108 W 6th St, Ste 207, Fort Worth, TX 76107
215 West Oak St, Denton, TX 76205
1701 N. Locust St, Denton, TX 76201
325 N. St. Paul St., S#3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
232 NW Tarrant Ave, Suite 104, Burleson, TX 76028
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4 E. Chambers, Cleburne, TX 76031
2201 Main St, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75201
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1400 Preston Road, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
5910 N Central Expy, Suite 850, Dallas, TX 75206
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
2600 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Frisco, TX 75034
1240 Southridge Ct, Ste 105, Hurst, TX 76053
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 415, Dallas, TX 75204
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
777 Main Street, Suite 2790, Fort Worth, TX 76102
777 Main Street, Suite 3300, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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