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5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
625 Dallas Drive, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76205
2021 McKinney Ave, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
217 North Palestine Street, Ste. B-C, Athens, TX 75751
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
PO Box 815542, Dallas, TX 75381
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
5665 Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Frisco, TX 75034
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
3624 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76104
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
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