Top Forest Hill, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1313 West Pearl Street, Granbury, TX 76048
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
701 W Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
8350 N Central Expwy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
1409 E. McKinney St, Suite 117, Denton, TX 76209
901 Main Street, Suite 6000, Dallas, TX 75202
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
933 W. Weatherford St, Suite 203, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1504 East McKinney, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76209
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
8828 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243
4100 Alpha Rd, Suite 476, Dallas, TX 75244
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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Forest Hill 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