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5601 Bridge Street, Suite 300, Fort Worth, TX 76112
3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
860 Hebron Parkway, Suite 402, Lewisville, TX 75057
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 315, Fort Worth, TX 76116
2001 Ross Ave, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
300 N 8th St, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
12801 N Central Expy, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75243
412 W Third Avenue, Corsicana, TX 75110
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
3131 McKinney Ave, Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75204
5601 Bridge St, Suite 220, Fort Worth, TX 76112
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
PO Box 600547, Dallas, TX 75360
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
200 Crescent Court, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
5665 Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Frisco, TX 75034
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
PO Box 868, Cedar Hill, TX 75106
2120 Mistletoe Blvd, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76110
604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1435, Dallas, TX 75206
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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