Top Watauga, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite #600, Dallas, TX 75219
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
17304 Preston Road, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75252
4500 Airport Fwy, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76117
916 W. Belknap Street, Suite 240, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
701 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3333 Lee Pkwy, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75219
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
3732 Hulen St, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 4800 West, Dallas, TX 75201
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
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