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1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
9720 Coit Road, Suite 220-255, Plano, TX 75025
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
PO Box 815542, Dallas, TX 75381
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 775, Dallas, TX 75206
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3838 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste 1124, Dallas, TX 75219
2001 Ross Ave, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
6116 North Central Expressway, Suite 515, Dallas, TX 75206
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
10300 N. Central Expressway, Suite 283, Dallas, TX 75231
8350 Meadow Rd, Suite 186, Dallas, TX 75231
110 S Goliad St, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
12801 N Central Expy, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75243
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
11 Main Street, Cleburne, TX 76031
901 Main Street, Suite 6000, Dallas, TX 75202
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
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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