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1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 775, Dallas, TX 75206
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
603 Munger Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75202
714 Hunters Row Ct, Suite 104, Mansfield, TX 76063
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
10440 N Central Expy, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75231
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
11300 N. Central Expwy, Suite 602, Dallas, TX 75243
Duncanville 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