Top North Richland Hills, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2828 North Harwood, 19th Floor, Suite 1950, Dallas, TX 75201
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 805, Richardson, TX 75080
2512 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
1012 Ridge Road, Rockwall, TX 75087
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75204
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
8035 E R L Thornton Fwy, Suite 317, Dallas, TX 75228
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75204
1205 N. Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
2101 Moneda St., Fort Worth, TX 76117
301 E Risinger Rd, Suite 109, Fort Worth, TX 76140
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 320, Irving, TX 75038
207 Canyon Ct, Weatherford, TX 76087
1700 Pacific Ave, Suite 2620, Dallas, TX 75201
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3860 W Northwest Hwy, Suite 280, Dallas, TX 75220
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115 North Henderson Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
500 North Akard St, Suite 3300, 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