Top North Richland Hills, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2603 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75219
3824 Cedar Springs Road, #172, Dallas, TX 75219
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
500 N Akard St, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
1512 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76209
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
1504 East McKinney, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76209
1512 E. MCKINNEY, SUITE 200, Denton, TX 76209
2580 W Camp Wisdom Rd, Suite 218, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
777 Main St, Suite 3200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1601 Elm Street, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
1124 Glade Road, Suite 100, Colleyville, TX 76034
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 415, Dallas, TX 75204
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
4303 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
3624 W Vickery Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
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