Top Fort Worth, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
3301 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
2815 Valley View Lane, Suite 202, Dallas, TX 75234
3101 W 6th St, Ste 472056, Fort Worth, TX 76147
933 W. Weatherford St, Suite 203, Fort Worth, TX 76102
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
900 W Davis St, Dallas, TX 75208
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 805, Richardson, TX 75080
1012 Ridge Road, Rockwall, TX 75087
2512 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75204
325 North St. Paul Street, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
8035 E R L Thornton Fwy, Suite 317, Dallas, TX 75228
3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75204
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
2101 Moneda St., Fort Worth, TX 76117
1205 N. Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 320, Irving, TX 75038
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
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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