Top Fort Worth, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
101 S Woodrow Ln, Denton, TX 76205
1601 Elm St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2828 North Harwood, 19th Floor, Suite 1950, Dallas, TX 75201
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1435, Dallas, TX 75206
300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 680, Fort Worth, TX 76102
PO Box 815542, Dallas, TX 75381
9720 Coit Road, Suite 220-255, Plano, TX 75025
6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 315, Fort Worth, TX 76116
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
Wells Fargo Tower, 201 Main Street, Suite 801, Fort Worth, TX 76102
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
605 E Berry St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76110
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
1515 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
3624 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76104
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
8150 N. Central Expy, Suite M2070, Dallas, TX 75206
3624 W Vickery Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1124 Glade Road, Suite 100, Colleyville, TX 76034
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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