Top Watauga, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
2989 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75247
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
777 Main St, Suite 3200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
17304 Preston Road, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75252
219 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76010
4500 Airport Fwy, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76117
6924 Spanky Branch Ct, Dallas, TX 75248
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1313 West Pearl Street, Granbury, TX 76048
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
1023 W US Hwy 175, Suite B, Crandall, TX 75114
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
701 W Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Watauga 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