Top North Richland Hills, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1415 N. Locust, Denton, TX 76201
2101 Moneda St., Fort Worth, TX 76117
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
2120 Mistletoe Blvd, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76110
300 Burnett St, Suite 121, Fort Worth, TX 76102
6060 N. Expressway, Suite 690, Dallas, TX 75206
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
1601 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
500 N Akard St, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
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703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
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PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
2021 McKinney Ave, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
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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