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1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
13155 Noel Rd., Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75240
500 North Akard St, Suite 3300, Dallas, TX 75201
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
2035 Central Circle, Suite 209, McKinney, TX 75069
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
Farmers Branch 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