Top Haltom City, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
183 Parkhouse St, Dallas, TX 75207
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
3838 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste 1124, Dallas, TX 75219
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
6116 North Central Expressway, Suite 515, Dallas, TX 75206
1140 Empire Central Place, 106-B, Dallas, TX 75247
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
5719 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
110 S Goliad St, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
1300 South University Drive, Suite 602, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2501 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
100 West Oak Street, Suite 302, Denton, TX 76201
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
219 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76010
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
4500 Airport Fwy, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76117
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3131 McKinney Ave, Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75204
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
916 W. Belknap Street, Suite 240, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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