Top Fort Worth, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6200 Airport Freeway, Haltom City, TX 76117
11300 North Central Expressway, Suite 604, Dallas, TX 75243
701 W Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Unit 701, Dallas, TX 75219
1400 Gables Court, Plano, TX 75075
2828 E Trinity Mls Rd, Suite 221, Carrollton, TX 75006
424 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 200, Arlington, TX 76011
1023 W Pearl St, Granbury, TX 76048
2000 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX 75201
6060 N. Central Expy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75219
220 Fort Worth Hwy, Suite 600, Aledo, TX 76008
108 West Main Street, Waxahachie, TX 75165
2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
115 W 2nd St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
600 W 6th St., Suite 439, Fort Worth, TX 76102
550 Reserve Street, Suite 450, Southlake, TX 76092
211 S Rusk St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
500 N Akard St, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
4444 South Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76115
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
5600 Tennyson Parkway, # 330, Plano, TX 75024
2221 East Lamar Boulevard, Suite 800, Arlington, TX 76006
101 W Main St, Lewisville, TX 75057
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
101 S Woodrow Ln, Denton, TX 76205
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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