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150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
3131 McKinney Ave, Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75204
219 S Prairieville, Athens, TX 75751
916 W. Belknap Street, Suite 240, Fort Worth, TX 76102
701 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
412 W Third Avenue, Corsicana, TX 75110
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
1008 North Davis Drive, Traner Building, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76012
2500 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75093
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
1400 Preston Road, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
5830 Granite Pkwy, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
7557 Rambler Rd, Ste 525, Dallas, TX 75231
3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
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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