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2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
2120 Mistletoe Blvd, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76110
1601 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
300 Burnett St, Suite 121, Fort Worth, TX 76102
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
1119 Oakview Street, Fort Worth, TX 76117
300 Burnett St, Suite 132, Fort Worth, TX 76102
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1450, Dallas, TX 75219
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
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2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
625 Dallas Drive, Suite 200, 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