Top Weatherford, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1700 Commerce, Suite 1510, Dallas, TX 75201
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1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
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2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1212 Corporate Dr, Suite 360, Irving, TX 75038
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500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1512 E. MCKINNEY, SUITE 200, Denton, TX 76209
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 207, Frisco, TX 75034
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206
777 Main St, #600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
777 Main St, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
17250 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
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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