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2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
930 W 1st St, Suite 202, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
200 Crescent Court, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
2035 Central Circle, Suite 209, McKinney, TX 75069
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
13155 Noel Rd., Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75240
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 320, Irving, TX 75038
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
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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