Top Forest Hill, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
207 Canyon Ct, Weatherford, TX 76087
1240 Southridge Ct, Ste 105, Hurst, TX 76053
2651 N Harwood Street, Dallas, TX 75201
1700 Pacific Ave, Suite 2620, Dallas, TX 75201
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
777 Main Street, Suite 2790, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
500 N. Akard St, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
860 Hebron Parkway, Suite 402, Lewisville, TX 75057
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
4200 W. Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
4054 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
900 W Davis St, Dallas, TX 75208
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M 2070, Dallas, TX 75206
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
3710 Rawlins Street, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75219
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 320, Irving, TX 75038
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
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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