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2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75219
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
2500 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75093
1409 Precinct Line Road, Suite 100, Hurst, TX 76053
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
3333 Lee Pkwy, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75219
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
900 Jackson Street, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
4100 Alpha Rd, Suite 476, Dallas, TX 75244
PO Box 3772, Mckinney, TX 75069
900 W Davis St, Dallas, TX 75208
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
8035 E R L Thornton Fwy, Suite 317, Dallas, TX 75228
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75204
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
8828 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243
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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