Top Fort Worth, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
701 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75202
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
1700 Commerce, Suite 1510, Dallas, TX 75201
2600 Eldorado Pkwy, Suite 210, McKinney, TX 75072
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75204
16610 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75248
3101 W 6th St, Ste 472056, Fort Worth, TX 76147
8035 E R L Thornton Fwy, Suite 317, Dallas, TX 75228
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
3624 W Vickery Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
303 Main St, Suite 304, Fort Worth, TX 76102
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
PO Box 868, Cedar Hill, TX 75106
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
PO Box 600547, Dallas, TX 75360
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
5900 S. Lake Forest Dr., Suite 410, McKinney, TX 75070
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1450, Dallas, TX 75219
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
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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