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2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
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705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3131 McKinney Ave, Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75204
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
4500 Airport Fwy, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76117
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
916 W. Belknap Street, Suite 240, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2001 Ross Ave, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
701 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite #600, Dallas, TX 75219
412 W Third Avenue, Corsicana, TX 75110
12801 N Central Expy, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75243
17304 Preston Road, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75252
5601 Bridge St, Suite 220, Fort Worth, TX 76112
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Ste 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
Ennis 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