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3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
1601 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
603 Munger Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75202
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
217 North Palestine Street, Ste. B-C, Athens, TX 75751
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
Commerce 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