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4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
6060 N. Expressway, Suite 690, Dallas, TX 75206
1205 N. Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
1313 West Pearl Street, Granbury, TX 76048
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
2989 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75247
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 100-350, Plano, TX 75024
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
1905 N Hwy 77, Suite 110, Waxahachie, TX 75165
6021 Morriss Rd, Suite 111, Flower Mound, TX 75028
4303 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
3500 Oak Lawn Ave, 460, Dallas, TX 75219
1515 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
6924 Glenview Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76180
1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
1512 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76209
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2111 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 103, Mckinney, TX 75070
Chandler 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