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500 N. Akard St, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
701 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75202
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
1212 Corporate Dr, Suite 360, Irving, TX 75038
1700 Commerce, Suite 1510, Dallas, TX 75201
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3890 W. Northwest Hwy, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75220
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1611 K Ave, Plano, TX 75074
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Burnett St, Suite 121, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
2120 Mistletoe Blvd, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76110
3710 Rawlins Street, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75219
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
1601 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
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