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300 North 8th Street, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
701 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2030, Dallas, TX 75201
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
17304 Preston Road, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75252
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite #600, Dallas, TX 75219
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201-1858
1601 Elm Street, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
13155 Noel Rd., Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75240
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400, Dallas, TX 75201
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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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