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301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2111 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 103, Mckinney, TX 75070
5900 S. Lake Forest Dr., Suite 410, McKinney, TX 75070
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2030, Dallas, TX 75201
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
13155 Noel Rd., Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75240
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
3500 Oak Lawn Ave, 460, Dallas, TX 75219
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
6021 Morriss Rd, Suite 111, Flower Mound, TX 75028
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
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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