Top Fort Worth, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
300 N 8th St, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
6924 Glenview Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76180
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
3301 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1512 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76209
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
1212 W El Paso St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3710 Rawlins Street, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75219
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
3624 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76104
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
2828 North Harwood, 19th Floor, Suite 1950, Dallas, TX 75201
605 E Berry St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76110
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
1110 E Weatherford, Fort Worth, TX 76102
9720 Coit Road, Suite 220-255, Plano, TX 75025
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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