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5700 Granite Parkway, Suite 650, Plano, TX 75024
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
412 W Third Avenue, Corsicana, TX 75110
2111 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 103, Mckinney, TX 75070
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100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
207 W Hickory St, Suite 309, Denton, TX 76201
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 5200, Dallas, TX 75201
1601 Elm Street, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
PO Box 815542, Dallas, TX 75381
1905 N Hwy 77, Suite 110, Waxahachie, TX 75165
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
4236 W. Lovers Ln, Dallas, TX 75209
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
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2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
207 W Hickory St., Suite 114, Denton, TX 76201
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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