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1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
933 W. Weatherford Street, Suite 212, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
200 Crescent Court, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
1020 Macon St, Suite 9, Fort Worth, TX 76102
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
1240 Southridge Ct, Ste 105, Hurst, TX 76053
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
521 S. Loop 288, Suite 105, Denton, TX 76205
900 W Davis St, Dallas, TX 75208
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
3624 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76104
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
8150 N. Central Expy, Suite M2070, Dallas, TX 75206
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2300, Dallas, TX 75201
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
605 E Berry St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76110
Fairview 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