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6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4303 N Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
17304 Preston Rd, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75252
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
930 W 1st St, Suite 202, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
2111 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 103, Mckinney, TX 75070
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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