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2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
1313 West Pearl Street, Granbury, TX 76048
603 Munger Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75202
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
1409 E. McKinney St, Suite 117, Denton, TX 76209
8350 N Central Expwy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
701 W Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
5830 Granite Pkwy, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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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