Top Fort Worth, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1450, Dallas, TX 75219
2401 Callender Road, Suite 103, Mansfield, TX 76063-8869
16610 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75248
17304 Preston Rd, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75252
Abrams Centre: Prosperity Bank, 9330 LBJ Freeway, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75243
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
930 W 1st St, Suite 202, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
2601 Olive St, Suite 2100, 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