Top Richland Hills, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
1700 Pacific Ave, Suite 2620, Dallas, TX 75201
601 Haines Ave, Dallas, TX 75208
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
PO Box 815542, Dallas, TX 75381
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
1515 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201-1858
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
901 Main Street, Suite 6000, Dallas, TX 75202
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 100-350, Plano, TX 75024
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
10440 N Central Expy, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400, Dallas, TX 75201
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
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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