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2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
16475 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
1212 Corporate Dr, Suite 360, Irving, TX 75038
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
2501 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
625 Dallas Drive, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76205
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
3301 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1435, Dallas, TX 75206
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
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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