Top North Richland Hills, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2000 E Lamar Blvd, Arlington, TX 76006
1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2603 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75219
3824 Cedar Springs Road, #172, Dallas, TX 75219
2989 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75247
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
3710 Rawlins Street, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75219
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
1512 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76209
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Ste 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
2111 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 103, Mckinney, TX 75070
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
1110 E Weatherford, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1124 Glade Road, Suite 100, Colleyville, TX 76034
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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