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701 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75202
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1700 Commerce, Suite 1510, Dallas, TX 75201
3890 W. Northwest Hwy, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75220
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
219 S Prairieville, Athens, TX 75751
1611 K Ave, Plano, TX 75074
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
One Cowboys Way, Suite 175, Frisco, TX 75034
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
1212 W El Paso St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
10440 N Central Expy, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
1512 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76209
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 100-350, Plano, TX 75024
2111 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 103, Mckinney, TX 75070
2600 Eldorado Pkwy, Suite 210, McKinney, TX 75072
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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