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412 W Third Avenue, Corsicana, TX 75110
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
3510 Rankin St, Dallas, TX 75205
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
110 S Goliad St, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
5601 Bridge St, Suite 220, Fort Worth, TX 76112
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
5719 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75206
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Ste 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
307 W 7th St, Ste. 1905, Fort Worth, TX 76102
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
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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