Top Haltom City, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 680, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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Wells Fargo Tower, 201 Main Street, Suite 801, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
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5601 Bridge Street, Suite 300, Fort Worth, TX 76112
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900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
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3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
3710 Rawlins Street, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75219
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
860 Hebron Parkway, Suite 402, Lewisville, TX 75057
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
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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