Top North Richland Hills, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
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550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
714 Hunters Row Ct, Suite 104, Mansfield, TX 76063
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2501 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
2580 W Camp Wisdom Rd, Suite 218, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
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500 North Akard St, Suite 3300, Dallas, TX 75201
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2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
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200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
2815 Valley View Lane, Suite 202, Dallas, TX 75234
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North Richland Hills 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