Top Watauga, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
2651 N Harwood Street, Dallas, TX 75201
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
777 Main Street, Suite 2790, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
521 S. Loop 288, Suite 105, Denton, TX 76205
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
8150 N. Central Expy, Suite M2070, Dallas, TX 75206
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
PO Box 868, Cedar Hill, TX 75106
PO Box 600547, Dallas, TX 75360
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
1124 Glade Road, Suite 100, Colleyville, TX 76034
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 320, Irving, TX 75038
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3901 Arlington Highlands Blvd., Suite 200, Arlington, TX 76018
3624 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76104
Watauga Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Watauga
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Watauga 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