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1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Ste 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
1717 McKinney Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75202
1601 Elm Street, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
7557 Rambler Road, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75231
933 W. Weatherford St, Suite 203, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
6924 Spanky Branch Ct, Dallas, TX 75248
7557 Rambler Rd, Ste 525, Dallas, TX 75231
6060 N. Expressway, Suite 690, Dallas, TX 75206
17304 Preston Road, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75252
1905 N Hwy 77, Suite 110, Waxahachie, TX 75165
1313 West Pearl Street, Granbury, TX 76048
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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