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2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2600 K Ave, #253, Plano, TX 75074
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
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325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
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5665 Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Frisco, TX 75034
3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
3500 Oak Lawn Ave, 460, Dallas, TX 75219
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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6000 Headquarters Drive, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75024
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6021 Morriss Rd, Suite 111, Flower Mound, TX 75028
PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
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Allen Drug Possession Information
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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