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4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
320 Decker Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062
3890 W. Northwest Hwy, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75220
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
5151 Headquarters Dr, Suite 205, Plano, TX 75024
325 N Saint Paul St, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
4236 W. Lovers Ln, Dallas, TX 75209
900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
One Cowboys Way, Suite 175, Frisco, TX 75034
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
1611 K Ave, Plano, TX 75074
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
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