Top White Settlement, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
701 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75202
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
16610 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75248
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1601 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
300 Burnett St, Suite 121, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2120 Mistletoe Blvd, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76110
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
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White Settlement 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