Top North Richland Hills, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
16610 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75248
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
3101 W 6th St, Ste 472056, Fort Worth, TX 76147
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
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777 Main St, Suite 3200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
219 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76010
4236 W. Lovers Ln, Dallas, TX 75209
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
8828 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
4100 Alpha Rd, Suite 476, Dallas, TX 75244
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX 75201
325 N Saint Paul St, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, 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