Top Richland Hills, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1119 Oakview Street, Fort Worth, TX 76117
3890 W. Northwest Hwy, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75220
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1110 E Weatherford, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2030, Dallas, TX 75201
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
2699 Howell St, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75204
301 S Rogers St, Suite 202, Waxahachie, TX 75165
3901 Race Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
301 E Risinger Rd, Suite 109, Fort Worth, TX 76140
10228 E Northwest Hwy, Suite 10013, Dallas, TX 75238
5601 Bridge St, Suite 220, Fort Worth, TX 76112
207 Canyon Ct, Weatherford, TX 76087
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
5719 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
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