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325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2030, Dallas, TX 75201
933 W. Weatherford Street, Suite 212, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
300 N 8th St, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
603 Munger Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75202
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
6060 N. Expressway, Suite 690, Dallas, TX 75206
9555 Lebanon Road, Suite 301-B, Frisco, TX 75035
1212 Corporate Dr, Suite 360, Irving, TX 75038
3500 Oak Lawn Ave, 460, Dallas, TX 75219
10440 N Central Expy, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75231
8150 N. Central Expy, Suite M2070, Dallas, TX 75206
950 East State Highway 114, Suite 160, Southlake, TX 76092
2201 Main St, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75201
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
2500 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75093
6021 Morriss Rd, Suite 111, Flower Mound, TX 75028
PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
5910 N Central Expy, Suite 850, Dallas, TX 75206
12225 Greenville Ave, Suite 975, Dallas, TX 75243
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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