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2828 North Harwood, 19th Floor, Suite 1950, Dallas, TX 75201
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
1212 W El Paso St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
4020 Maple Avenue, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
5830 Granite Pkwy, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
320 Decker Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062
3890 W. Northwest Hwy, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75220
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
PO Box 815542, Dallas, TX 75381
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
5960 Berkshire Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
16475 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
1611 K Ave, Plano, TX 75074
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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