Top Fort Worth, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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700 Central Expy. S., Suite 550, Allen, TX 75013
5049 Edwards Ranch Rd, 4th Floor, Fort Worth, TX 76109
1420 W Mockingbird Ln., Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75247
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75201
933 W. Weatherford St, Suite 203, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3101 W 6th St, Ste 472056, Fort Worth, TX 76147
2815 Valley View Lane, Suite 202, Dallas, TX 75234
1512 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76209
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
1212 W El Paso St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
10440 N Central Expy, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 100-350, Plano, TX 75024
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
3624 W Vickery Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
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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