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855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Burnett St, Suite 121, Fort Worth, TX 76102
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
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1601 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
7557 Rambler Road, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75231
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
3333 Lee Pkwy, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75219
1119 Oakview Street, Fort Worth, TX 76117
300 Burnett St, Suite 132, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
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604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
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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