Top Richland Hills, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
325 North St. Paul Street, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
14860 Landmark Blvd, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75254
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
6060 N. Expressway, Suite 690, Dallas, TX 75206
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
9555 Lebanon Road, Suite 301-B, Frisco, TX 75035
1212 Corporate Dr, Suite 360, Irving, TX 75038
13155 Noel Rd., Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75240
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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