Top North Richland Hills, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 775, Dallas, TX 75206
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
13155 Noel Rd., Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75240
7557 Rambler Rd, Ste 525, Dallas, TX 75231
303 Main St, Suite 304, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
4144 N Central Expy, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1504 East McKinney, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76209
500 North Akard St, Suite 3300, Dallas, TX 75201
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
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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