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115 North Henderson Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75204
1512 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76209
1205 N. Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
2101 Moneda St., Fort Worth, TX 76117
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
7557 Rambler Rd, Ste 525, Dallas, TX 75231
8828 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243
PO Box 3772, Mckinney, TX 75069
900 Jackson Street, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
4100 Alpha Rd, Suite 476, Dallas, TX 75244
8700 King George Drive, Dallas, TX 75235
3860 W Northwest Hwy, Suite 280, Dallas, TX 75220
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
1445 Ross Ave, Suite 3600, Dallas, TX 75202
1212 W El Paso St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3101 W 6th St, Ste 472056, Fort Worth, TX 76147
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
PO Box 815542, Dallas, TX 75381
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
2815 Valley View Lane, Suite 202, Dallas, TX 75234
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
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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