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1023 W US Hwy 175, Suite B, Crandall, TX 75114
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
6924 Spanky Branch Ct, Dallas, TX 75248
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
640 Taylor Street, #1200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1313 West Pearl Street, Granbury, TX 76048
3301 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206
5910 N Central Expy, Suite 850, Dallas, TX 75206
1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
1611 K Ave, Plano, TX 75074
300 N 8th St, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
101 Calloway Street, Suite 200, Wylie, TX 75098
900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
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111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
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Athens 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