Top Fort Worth, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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
604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
207 Canyon Ct, Weatherford, TX 76087
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
9720 Coit Road, Suite 220-255, Plano, TX 75025
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
Wells Fargo Tower, 201 Main Street, Suite 801, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 680, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
777 Main St, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
900 W Davis St, Dallas, TX 75208
777 Main St, #600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
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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