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200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75201
901 Main Street, Suite 4800, Dallas, TX 75202-3758
2500 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75093
2000 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 600, Arlington, TX 76006
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
18383 Preston Road, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75252
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
4054 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M 2070, Dallas, TX 75206
933 W. Weatherford Street, Suite 212, Fort Worth, TX 76102
6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206
1400Preston Rd, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
11300 N. Central Expwy, Suite 602, Dallas, TX 75243
1020 Macon St, Suite 9, Fort Worth, TX 76102
316 Hemphill Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
114 Nicholas Way, Decatur, TX 76234
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
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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