Top Weatherford, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 1800, Dallas, TX 75201
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1601 Elm Street, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
6021 Morriss Rd, Suite 111, Flower Mound, TX 75028
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8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
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3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
901 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 900, Fort Worth, TX 76104
2580 W Camp Wisdom Rd, Suite 218, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
219 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76010
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Weatherford 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