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4500 Airport Fwy, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76117
6924 Spanky Branch Ct, Dallas, TX 75248
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
1023 W US Hwy 175, Suite B, Crandall, TX 75114
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
1313 West Pearl Street, Granbury, TX 76048
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3710 Rawlins Street, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75219
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8350 N Central Expwy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
701 W Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1409 E. McKinney St, Suite 117, Denton, TX 76209
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
640 Taylor Street, #1200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
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12801 N Central Expy, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75243
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
5601 Bridge St, Suite 220, Fort Worth, TX 76112
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
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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