Top North Richland Hills, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving North Richland Hills, TX
3860 W Northwest Hwy, Suite 280, Dallas, TX 75220
1415 N. Locust, Denton, TX 76201
2612 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
2501 Oak Lawn, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
6060 North Central Expressway, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75206
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
2101 Moneda St., Fort Worth, TX 76117
3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75204
7557 Rambler Rd, Ste 525, Dallas, TX 75231
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
4144 N Central Expy, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76205
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2201 Main St, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75201
1701 N. Locust St, Denton, TX 76201
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
3901 Race St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
301 E Risinger Rd, Suite 109, Fort Worth, TX 76140
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
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