Top Fort Worth, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
605 E Berry St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76110
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 320, Irving, TX 75038
6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206
3624 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76104
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
500 N. Akard St, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
3500 Maple Ave, UNIT 550, Dallas, TX 75219
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
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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