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7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
5830 Granite Pkwy, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 775, Dallas, TX 75206
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
101 E. Park Blvd., Suite 1110, Plano, TX 75074
3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
1319 Ballinger St, 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