Top Forest Hill, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1800, Dallas, TX 75201
600 W 6th St, Suite 473, Fort Worth, TX 76102
6780 Horizon Rd, Suite 100, Heath, TX 75032
3710 Rawlins Street, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75219
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
5665 Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Frisco, TX 75034
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1435, Dallas, TX 75206
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1110 E Weatherford, Fort Worth, TX 76102
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1450, Dallas, TX 75219
9720 Coit Road, Suite 220-255, Plano, TX 75025
8150 N. Central Expy, Suite M2070, Dallas, TX 75206
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
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8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
Wells Fargo Tower, 201 Main Street, Suite 801, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 680, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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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