Top North Richland Hills, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
PO Box 815542, Dallas, TX 75381
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
714 Hunters Row Ct, Suite 104, Mansfield, TX 76063
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
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930 W 1st St, Suite 202, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1512 E. MCKINNEY, SUITE 200, Denton, TX 76209
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
4 E. Chambers, Cleburne, TX 76031
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
3333 Lee Pkwy, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75219
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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