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115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4131 N. Central Expy., Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
3624 W Vickery Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
200 Crescent Court, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
5830 Granite Pkwy, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
5665 Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Frisco, TX 75034
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
18333 Preston Rd, Suite 530, Dallas, TX 75252-6003
217 North Palestine Street, Ste. B-C, Athens, TX 75751
6000 Headquarters Drive, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75024
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
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