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5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
6060 North Central Expressway, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75206
2501 Oak Lawn, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75204
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
2101 Moneda St., Fort Worth, TX 76117
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76205
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
3500 Maple Ave, UNIT 550, Dallas, TX 75219
1140 Empire Central Place, 106-B, Dallas, TX 75247
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
Denton Drug Possession Information
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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