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900 Jackson Street, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
325 North St. Paul Street, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
PO Box 3772, Mckinney, TX 75069
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
2828 North Harwood, 19th Floor, Suite 1950, Dallas, TX 75201
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
4020 Maple Avenue, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
1515 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
1517 Centre Pl Dr, Suite 250, Denton, TX 76205
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
625 Dallas Drive, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76205
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1450, Dallas, TX 75219
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
Abrams Centre: Prosperity Bank, 9330 LBJ Freeway, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75243
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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