Top Fort Worth, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3710 Rawlins Street, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75219
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1611 K Ave, Plano, TX 75074
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76205
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
9555 Lebanon Road, Suite 301-B, Frisco, TX 75035
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75206
307 W 7th St, Ste. 1905, Fort Worth, TX 76102
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
604 E 4th St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Ste 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400, Dallas, TX 75201
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
1140 Empire Central Place, 106-B, Dallas, TX 75247
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, 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