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7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
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3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
9720 Coit Road, Suite 220-255, Plano, TX 75025
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3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
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800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
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8350 Meadow Rd, Suite 186, Dallas, TX 75231
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3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
110 S Goliad St, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
11 Main Street, Cleburne, TX 76031
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100 West Oak Street, Suite 302, Denton, TX 76201
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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