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17304 Preston Road, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75252
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PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
6021 Morriss Rd, Suite 111, Flower Mound, TX 75028
1601 Elm Street, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
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2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
9555 Lebanon Road, Suite 301-B, Frisco, TX 75035
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916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
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Gun Barrel City 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