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5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 207, Frisco, TX 75034
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
603 Munger Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75202
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
15110 Dallas Pkwy., #400, Dallas, TX 75248
17250 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
1312 14th Street, Suite 100, Plano, TX 75074
777 Main St, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
7557 Rambler Rd, Ste 525, Dallas, TX 75231
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
4144 N Central Expy, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76205
303 Main St, Suite 304, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 320, Irving, TX 75038
1504 East McKinney, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76209
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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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