Top Fort Worth, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
3624 W Vickery Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3301 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2030, Dallas, TX 75201
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201-1858
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
714 Hunters Row Ct, Suite 104, Mansfield, TX 76063
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
900 W Davis St, Dallas, TX 75208
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
13155 Noel Rd., Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75240
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
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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