Top Fort Worth, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
303 Main St, Suite 304, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
4144 N Central Expy, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
3901 Race St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
777 Main Street, Suite 2790, Fort Worth, TX 76102
500 N. Akard St, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
2035 Central Circle, Suite 209, McKinney, TX 75069
900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
300 N 8th St, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
901 Main Street, Suite 6000, Dallas, TX 75202
1240 Southridge Ct, Ste 105, Hurst, TX 76053
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, 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