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3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
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4303 N Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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320 Decker Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
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717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
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7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
2815 Valley View Lane, Suite 202, Dallas, TX 75234
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235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
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903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
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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