Top Fort Worth, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1700 Pacific Ave, Suite 2620, Dallas, TX 75201
601 Haines Ave, Dallas, TX 75208
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
2401 Callender Road, Suite 103, Mansfield, TX 76063-8869
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
500 N. Akard St, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M 2070, Dallas, TX 75206
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
4054 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
316 Hemphill Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
3732 Hulen St, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76107
701 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75202
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX 75201
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
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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