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1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2612 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
2501 Oak Lawn, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
6060 North Central Expressway, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75206
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
1415 N. Locust, Denton, TX 76201
3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
1700 Pacific Ave, Suite 2620, Dallas, TX 75201
601 Haines Ave, Dallas, TX 75208
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
3131 McKinney Ave, Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75204
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2699 Howell St, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75204
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Cedar Hill, TX
12801 N Central Expy, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75243
5601 Bridge St, Suite 220, Fort Worth, TX 76112
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
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