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3824 Cedar Springs Road, #172, Dallas, TX 75219
4020 Maple Avenue, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
5700 Granite Parkway, Suite 650, Plano, TX 75024
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
3301 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
200 Crescent Court, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
1212 W El Paso St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2501 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
3901 Race St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
521 S. Loop 288, Suite 105, Denton, TX 76205
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
Wells Fargo Tower, 201 Main Street, Suite 801, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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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