Top Haslet, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
3108 W 6th St, Ste 207, Fort Worth, TX 76107
215 West Oak St, Denton, TX 76205
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
114 Nicholas Way, Decatur, TX 76234
325 N. St. Paul St., S#3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1400Preston Rd, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
1701 N. Locust St, Denton, TX 76201
3901 Arlington Highlands Blvd., Suite 200, Arlington, TX 76018
950 East State Highway 114, Suite 160, Southlake, TX 76092
232 NW Tarrant Ave, Suite 104, Burleson, TX 76028
2201 Main St, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75201
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1450, Dallas, TX 75219
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
400 Parker Square Rd, Suite 205, Flower Mound, TX 75028
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
Haslet Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Haslet
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Haslet and checks their standing with Texas bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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