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604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
207 Canyon Ct, Weatherford, TX 76087
1601 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2600 Eldorado Pkwy, Suite 210, McKinney, TX 75072
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
300 Burnett St, Suite 121, Fort Worth, TX 76102
500 North Akard St, Suite 3300, Dallas, TX 75201
301 S Rogers St, Suite 202, Waxahachie, TX 75165
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75204
8035 E R L Thornton Fwy, Suite 317, Dallas, TX 75228
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1205 N. Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
2021 McKinney Ave, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 805, Richardson, TX 75080
1012 Ridge Road, Rockwall, TX 75087
PO Box 3772, Mckinney, TX 75069
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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