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800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
2021 McKinney Ave, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
219 S Prairieville, Athens, TX 75751
1212 Corporate Dr, Suite 360, Irving, TX 75038
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
1504 East McKinney, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76209
714 Hunters Row Ct, Suite 104, Mansfield, TX 76063
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
6060 N. Expressway, Suite 690, Dallas, TX 75206
1140 Empire Central Place, 106-B, Dallas, TX 75247
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
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