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3838 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste 1124, Dallas, TX 75219
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3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
3901 Race St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
3500 Oak Lawn Ave, 460, Dallas, TX 75219
1905 N Hwy 77, Suite 110, Waxahachie, TX 75165
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
6021 Morriss Rd, Suite 111, Flower Mound, TX 75028
2035 Central Circle, Suite 209, McKinney, TX 75069
1601 Elm Street, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
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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