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15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
3131 McKinney Ave, Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75204
12225 Greenville Ave, Suite 975, Dallas, TX 75243
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
500 North Akard St, Suite 3300, Dallas, TX 75201
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Ste 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
2600 Eldorado Pkwy, Suite 210, McKinney, TX 75072
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
412 W Third Avenue, Corsicana, TX 75110
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
2401 Callender Road, Suite 103, Mansfield, TX 76063-8869
1008 North Davis Drive, Traner Building, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76012
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
14860 Landmark Blvd, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75254
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
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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