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7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
2101 Moneda St., Fort Worth, TX 76117
933 W. Weatherford St, Suite 203, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1512 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76209
7300 State Highway 121, Suite 400, McKinney, TX 75070
8828 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243
4144 N Central Expy, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
PO Box 868, Cedar Hill, TX 75106
PO Box 3772, Mckinney, TX 75069
2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
900 Jackson Street, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
303 Main St, Suite 304, Fort Worth, TX 76102
PO Box 600547, Dallas, TX 75360
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
500 North Akard St, Suite 3300, Dallas, TX 75201
2828 North Harwood, 19th Floor, Suite 1950, Dallas, TX 75201
2111 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 103, Mckinney, TX 75070
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
9300 John Hickman Parkway, #501, Frisco, TX 75035
6924 Spanky Branch Ct, Dallas, TX 75248
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
640 Taylor Street, #1200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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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