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206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
4500 Airport Fwy, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76117
3500 Oak Lawn Ave, 460, Dallas, TX 75219
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
3300 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite #600, Dallas, TX 75219
701 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4054 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
6060 N. Expressway, Suite 690, Dallas, TX 75206
17304 Preston Road, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75252
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
6021 Morriss Rd, Suite 111, Flower Mound, TX 75028
PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
1905 N Hwy 77, Suite 110, Waxahachie, TX 75165
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M 2070, Dallas, TX 75206
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
916 W. Belknap Street, Suite 240, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3500 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 510, Dallas, TX 75219
4303 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
2603 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75219
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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