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717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
3901 Race St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
200 Crescent Court, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
1905 N Hwy 77, Suite 110, Waxahachie, TX 75165
6021 Morriss Rd, Suite 111, Flower Mound, TX 75028
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
2035 Central Circle, Suite 209, McKinney, TX 75069
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
933 W. Weatherford Street, Suite 212, Fort Worth, TX 76102
901 Main Street, Suite 6000, Dallas, TX 75202
300 N 8th St, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
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