Top Fort Worth, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
12225 Greenville Ave, Suite 975, Dallas, TX 75243
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75206
100 West Oak Street, Suite 302, Denton, TX 76201
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Ste 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
307 W 7th St, Ste. 1905, Fort Worth, TX 76102
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
604 E 4th St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
3510 Rankin St, Dallas, TX 75205
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
14860 Landmark Blvd, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75254
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1008 North Davis Drive, Traner Building, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76012
933 W. Weatherford St, Suite 203, Fort Worth, TX 76102
17304 Preston Rd, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75252
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
4144 N Central Expy, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
303 Main St, Suite 304, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 775, Dallas, TX 75206
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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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