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1008 North Davis Drive, Traner Building, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76012
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
316 Hemphill Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
3624 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76104
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
605 E Berry St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76110
3500 Maple Ave, UNIT 550, Dallas, TX 75219
705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
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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