Top Bridgeport, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4054 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
777 Main Street, Suite 2790, Fort Worth, TX 76102
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
1700 Commerce, Suite 1510, Dallas, TX 75201
701 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75202
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
16610 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75248
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 320, Irving, TX 75038
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
933 W. Weatherford St, Suite 203, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2501 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
325 N St Paul St, 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