Top Richland Hills, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
9720 Coit Road, Suite 220-255, Plano, TX 75025
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
PO Box 815542, Dallas, TX 75381
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 775, Dallas, TX 75206
1110 E Weatherford, Fort Worth, TX 76102
11 Main Street, Cleburne, TX 76031
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8350 Meadow Rd, Suite 186, Dallas, TX 75231
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
714 Hunters Row Ct, Suite 104, Mansfield, TX 76063
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76205
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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