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3901 Race Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
8035 E R L Thornton Fwy, Suite 317, Dallas, TX 75228
1240 Southridge Ct, Ste 105, Hurst, TX 76053
14860 Landmark Blvd, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75254
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
2600 Eldorado Pkwy, Suite 210, McKinney, TX 75072
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 805, Richardson, TX 75080
1012 Ridge Road, Rockwall, TX 75087
1008 North Davis Drive, Traner Building, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76012
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
2512 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75204
3606C South Taylor Street, Dallas, TX 75224
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
2612 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
5830 Granite Pkwy, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
6060 North Central Expressway, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75206
2501 Oak Lawn, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
Glenn Heights Drug Possession Information
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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