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12801 N Central Expy, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75243
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3500 Maple Ave, UNIT 550, Dallas, TX 75219
1512 E. MCKINNEY, SUITE 200, Denton, TX 76209
705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
4 E. Chambers, Cleburne, TX 76031
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2600 Eldorado Pkwy, Suite 210, McKinney, TX 75072
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
2001 Ross Ave, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
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Desoto 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