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1517 Centre Pl Dr, Suite 250, Denton, TX 76205
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Unit 701, Dallas, TX 75219
701 W Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1700 Commerce, Suite 1510, Dallas, TX 75201
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
701 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75202
16610 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75248
219 S Prairieville, Athens, TX 75751
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201-1858
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1601 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
17304 Preston Rd, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75252
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
One Cowboys Way, Suite 175, Frisco, TX 75034
2120 Mistletoe Blvd, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76110
300 Burnett St, Suite 121, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
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