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325 N. St. Paul St., S#3100, Dallas, TX 75201
215 West Oak St, Denton, TX 76205
3108 W 6th St, Ste 207, Fort Worth, TX 76107
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
1701 N. Locust St, Denton, TX 76201
2201 Main St, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75201
300 North 8th Street, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
114 Nicholas Way, Decatur, TX 76234
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4514 Cole Avenue, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75205
950 East State Highway 114, Suite 160, Southlake, TX 76092
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
301 E Risinger Rd, Suite 109, Fort Worth, TX 76140
207 Canyon Ct, Weatherford, TX 76087
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
10228 E Northwest Hwy, Suite 10013, Dallas, TX 75238
301 S Rogers St, Suite 202, Waxahachie, TX 75165
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
3901 Race Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
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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