Top Watauga, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
300 N 8th St, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
303 Main St, Suite 304, Fort Worth, TX 76102
PO Box 868, Cedar Hill, TX 75106
4144 N Central Expy, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
PO Box 600547, Dallas, TX 75360
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
3901 Race St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
8150 N. Central Expy, Suite M2070, Dallas, TX 75206
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
1119 Oakview Street, Fort Worth, TX 76117
300 Burnett St, Suite 132, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1435, Dallas, TX 75206
Wells Fargo Tower, 201 Main Street, Suite 801, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3890 W. Northwest Hwy, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75220
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 680, Fort Worth, TX 76102
500 North Akard St, Suite 3300, Dallas, TX 75201
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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