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200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75201
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1400 Preston Road, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201-1858
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
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119 W Virginia St., Suite 307, Mckinney, TX 75069
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111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
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2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
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2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400, Dallas, TX 75201
603 Munger Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75202
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
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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