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17304 Preston Road, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75252
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2300, Dallas, TX 75201
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
3333 Lee Pkwy, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75219
4020 Maple Avenue, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
16475 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
2580 W Camp Wisdom Rd, Suite 218, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
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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