Top Watauga, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
860 Hebron Parkway, Suite 402, Lewisville, TX 75057
901 Main Street, Suite 6000, Dallas, TX 75202
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
9720 Coit Road, Suite 220-255, Plano, TX 75025
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
5665 Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Frisco, TX 75034
300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 680, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Wells Fargo Tower, 201 Main Street, Suite 801, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5332 N Tarrant Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76244
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1124 Glade Road, Suite 100, Colleyville, TX 76034
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
5601 Bridge Street, Suite 300, Fort Worth, TX 76112
6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 315, Fort Worth, TX 76116
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
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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