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303 Main St, Suite 304, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite #600, Dallas, TX 75219
701 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
17304 Preston Road, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75252
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
916 W. Belknap Street, Suite 240, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
4514 Cole Avenue, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75205
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
5830 Granite Pkwy, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
4020 Maple Avenue, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
5700 Granite Parkway, Suite 650, Plano, TX 75024
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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