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3500 Oak Lawn Ave, 460, Dallas, TX 75219
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
8150 N. Central Expy, Suite M2070, Dallas, TX 75206
3901 Race St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
6021 Morriss Rd, Suite 111, Flower Mound, TX 75028
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
1717 McKinney Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75202
1601 Elm Street, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
1905 N Hwy 77, Suite 110, Waxahachie, TX 75165
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
2035 Central Circle, Suite 209, McKinney, TX 75069
1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5910 N Central Expy, Suite 850, Dallas, TX 75206
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2001 Ross Ave, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
300 N 8th St, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Grand Prairie, TX
12801 N Central Expy, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75243
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
5601 Bridge St, Suite 220, Fort Worth, TX 76112
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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