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3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
5601 Bridge St, Suite 220, Fort Worth, TX 76112
412 W Third Avenue, Corsicana, TX 75110
3131 McKinney Ave, Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75204
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Ste 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
2111 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 103, Mckinney, TX 75070
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2030, Dallas, TX 75201
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
9555 Lebanon Road, Suite 301-B, Frisco, TX 75035
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
13155 Noel Rd., Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75240
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 775, Dallas, TX 75206
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
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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