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8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
2601 Olive St, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
603 Munger Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75202
PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
18333 Preston Rd, Suite 530, Dallas, TX 75252-6003
3232 McKinney Ave, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75204
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
1504 East McKinney, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76209
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
2699 Howell St, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75204
10440 N Central Expy, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75231
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
8150 N Central Expy, STE 1000, Dallas, TX 75206
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
Coppell 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