Top North Richland Hills, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 5200, Dallas, TX 75201
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2600 Eldorado Pkwy, Suite 210, McKinney, TX 75072
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 805, Richardson, TX 75080
1012 Ridge Road, Rockwall, TX 75087
2512 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75204
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
8035 E R L Thornton Fwy, Suite 317, Dallas, TX 75228
3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75204
2101 Moneda St., Fort Worth, TX 76117
1205 N. Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
PO Box 868, Cedar Hill, TX 75106
215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76205
PO Box 600547, Dallas, TX 75360
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
2989 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75247
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
500 North Akard St, Suite 3300, 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