Top Fort Worth, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 207, Frisco, TX 75034
6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 775, Dallas, TX 75206
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
10300 N. Central Expressway, Suite 283, Dallas, TX 75231
11 Main Street, Cleburne, TX 76031
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8350 Meadow Rd, Suite 186, Dallas, TX 75231
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
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3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
183 Parkhouse St, Dallas, TX 75207
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
100 West Oak Street, Suite 302, Denton, TX 76201
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325 North St. Paul Street, 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