Top Forest Hill, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
901 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 900, Fort Worth, TX 76104
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2201 Main St, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75201
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
3901 Race St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
2580 W Camp Wisdom Rd, Suite 218, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
301 E Risinger Rd, Suite 109, Fort Worth, TX 76140
2035 Central Circle, Suite 209, McKinney, TX 75069
207 Canyon Ct, Weatherford, TX 76087
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
3301 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
777 Main Street, Suite 2790, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
500 N. Akard St, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
300 N 8th St, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
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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