Top Colleyville, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
2000 E Lamar Blvd, Arlington, TX 76006
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
2603 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75219
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
14860 Landmark Blvd, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75254
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
1601 Elm Street, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
10440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
Wells Fargo Tower, 201 Main Street, Suite 801, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 680, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
5601 Bridge Street, Suite 300, Fort Worth, TX 76112
6060 N. Expressway, Suite 690, Dallas, TX 75206
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
1124 Glade Road, Suite 100, Colleyville, TX 76034
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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