Top Fort Worth, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
7557 Rambler Rd, Ste 525, Dallas, TX 75231
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
500 North Akard St, Suite 3300, Dallas, TX 75201
301 S Rogers St, Suite 202, Waxahachie, TX 75165
3901 Race Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
301 E Risinger Rd, Suite 109, Fort Worth, TX 76140
10228 E Northwest Hwy, Suite 10013, Dallas, TX 75238
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
207 Canyon Ct, Weatherford, TX 76087
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
2600 Eldorado Pkwy, Suite 210, McKinney, TX 75072
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 805, Richardson, TX 75080
1012 Ridge Road, Rockwall, TX 75087
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
2512 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
2815 Valley View Lane, Suite 202, Dallas, TX 75234
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75204
3101 W 6th St, Ste 472056, Fort Worth, TX 76147
8035 E R L Thornton Fwy, Suite 317, Dallas, TX 75228
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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