Top Weatherford, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3624 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76104
300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 680, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
5601 Bridge Street, Suite 300, Fort Worth, TX 76112
6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 315, Fort Worth, TX 76116
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
3624 W Vickery Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
860 Hebron Parkway, Suite 402, Lewisville, TX 75057
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
4303 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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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