Top Haltom City, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
777 Main Street, Suite 2790, Fort Worth, TX 76102
777 Main St, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
777 Main St, #600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
1119 Oakview Street, Fort Worth, TX 76117
300 Burnett St, Suite 132, Fort Worth, TX 76102
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
17250 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
701 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75202
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
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Haltom City Drug Possession Information
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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