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6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
1512 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76209
1212 W El Paso St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
3500 Oak Lawn Ave, 460, Dallas, TX 75219
4303 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 100-350, Plano, TX 75024
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5910 N Central Expy, Suite 850, Dallas, TX 75206
6924 Glenview Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76180
1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
5960 Berkshire Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 415, Dallas, TX 75204
2111 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 103, Mckinney, TX 75070
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
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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