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12801 N Central Expy, #445, Dallas, TX 75243
115 W 2nd St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
209 W Main St, Suite 101, Waxahachie, TX 75165
6521 Preston Rd, Ste 100, Plano, TX 75024
500 N Akard St, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
1300 South University Drive, Suite 318, Fort Worth, TX 76107
3006 Cole Ave, Dallas, TX 75204
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
3010 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1200, Dallas, TX 75234
2221 East Lamar Boulevard, Suite 800, Arlington, TX 76006
7557 Rambler Road, Suite 525, Dallas, TX 75231
2500 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75093
1314 W McDermott Dr., Suite 106-410, Allen, TX 75013
17740 Preston Rd, #200Q, Dallas, TX 75252
13747 Montfort Dr, Suite 315, Dallas, TX 75240
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
1420 W Mockingbird Ln., Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75247
701 W Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5049 Edwards Ranch Rd, 4th Floor, Fort Worth, TX 76109
1200 Main St, Suite 308, Dallas, TX 75202
6200 Airport Freeway, Haltom City, TX 76117
2828 E Trinity Mls Rd, Suite 221, Carrollton, TX 75006
4026 Lemmon Ave, Dallas, TX 75219
1023 W Pearl St, Granbury, TX 76048
215 Dalton Drive, Desoto, TX 75115
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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