Top Richland Hills, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite #600, Dallas, TX 75219
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1905 N Hwy 77, Suite 110, Waxahachie, TX 75165
17304 Preston Road, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75252
PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
6021 Morriss Rd, Suite 111, Flower Mound, TX 75028
1601 Elm Street, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
916 W. Belknap Street, Suite 240, Fort Worth, TX 76102
500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
10440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
2000 E Lamar Blvd, Arlington, TX 76006
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
2603 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75219
5960 Berkshire Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
3732 Hulen St, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76107
3824 Cedar Springs Road, #172, Dallas, TX 75219
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 4800 West, Dallas, TX 75201
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
2501 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
219 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76010
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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