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300 Burnett St, Suite 121, Fort Worth, TX 76102
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
3901 Race Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
301 S Rogers St, Suite 202, Waxahachie, TX 75165
10228 E Northwest Hwy, Suite 10013, Dallas, TX 75238
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
301 E Risinger Rd, Suite 109, Fort Worth, TX 76140
207 Canyon Ct, Weatherford, TX 76087
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201-1858
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
3606C South Taylor Street, Dallas, TX 75224
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
1008 North Davis Drive, Traner Building, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76012
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
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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