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200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
603 Munger Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75202
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
8035 E R L Thornton Fwy, Suite 317, Dallas, TX 75228
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
2600 Eldorado Pkwy, Suite 210, McKinney, TX 75072
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
2001 Ross Ave, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
521 S. Loop 288, Suite 105, Denton, TX 76205
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
1008 North Davis Drive, Traner Building, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76012
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
PO Box 868, Cedar Hill, TX 75106
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325 N St Paul St, 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