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316 Hemphill Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 100-350, Plano, TX 75024
1445 Ross Ave, Suite 3600, Dallas, TX 75202
701 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75202
3101 W 6th St, Ste 472056, Fort Worth, TX 76147
1700 Commerce, Suite 1510, Dallas, TX 75201
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
16610 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75248
500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
17304 Preston Rd, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75252
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
PO Box 868, Cedar Hill, TX 75106
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
PO Box 600547, Dallas, TX 75360
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
1212 Corporate Dr, Suite 360, Irving, TX 75038
705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
3500 Maple Ave, UNIT 550, Dallas, TX 75219
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