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3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
625 Dallas Drive, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76205
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
316 Hemphill Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
640 Taylor Street, #1200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
320 Decker Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062
Grand Prairie 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