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3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
4303 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
1140 Empire Central Place, 106-B, Dallas, TX 75247
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
412 W Third Avenue, Corsicana, TX 75110
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
2500 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75093
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
1905 N Hwy 77, Suite 110, Waxahachie, TX 75165
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
6021 Morriss Rd, Suite 111, Flower Mound, TX 75028
3500 Oak Lawn Ave, 460, Dallas, TX 75219
14860 Landmark Blvd, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75254
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
7557 Rambler Road, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75231
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
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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