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750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
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1240 Southridge Ct, Ste 105, Hurst, TX 76053
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
200 Crescent Court, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
1611 K Ave, Plano, TX 75074
500 N. Akard St, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
860 Hebron Parkway, Suite 402, Lewisville, TX 75057
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
325 N Saint Paul St, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
5665 Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Frisco, TX 75034
4236 W. Lovers Ln, Dallas, TX 75209
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Cedar Hill Drug Possession Information
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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