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3663 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76111
2600 K Ave, #253, Plano, TX 75074
1409 Precinct Line Road, Suite 100, Hurst, TX 76053
900 Jackson St, Suite 640, Dallas, TX 75202
3131 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75204
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
217 North Palestine Street, Ste. B-C, Athens, TX 75751
4020 Maple Avenue, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
PO Box 868, Cedar Hill, TX 75106
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 4800 West, Dallas, TX 75201
PO Box 600547, Dallas, TX 75360
6924 Glenview Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76180
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1450, Dallas, TX 75219
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
16475 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
Abrams Centre: Prosperity Bank, 9330 LBJ Freeway, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75243
325 N. St. Paul St., S#3100, Dallas, TX 75201
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
11300 N. Central Expwy, Suite 602, Dallas, TX 75243
Heath 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