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500 North Akard St, Suite 3300, Dallas, TX 75201
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
412 W Third Avenue, Corsicana, TX 75110
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
5601 Bridge St, Suite 220, Fort Worth, TX 76112
2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
12801 N Central Expy, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75243
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 207, Frisco, TX 75034
604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Burnett St, Suite 121, Fort Worth, TX 76102
219 S Prairieville, Athens, TX 75751
2120 Mistletoe Blvd, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76110
3710 Rawlins St, Suite 1408, Dallas, TX 75219
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
17250 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
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