Top North Richland Hills, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2612 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
2501 Oak Lawn, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
6060 North Central Expressway, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75206
3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75204
1415 N. Locust, Denton, TX 76201
4500 Airport Fwy, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76117
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 5200, Dallas, TX 75201
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
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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