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6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
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13455 Noel Road, Suite 1050, Dallas, TX 75240
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8350 Meadow Rd, Suite 186, Dallas, TX 75231
9720 Coit Road, Suite 220-255, Plano, TX 75025
18383 Preston Road, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75252
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
5601 Bridge Street, Suite 300, Fort Worth, TX 76112
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 415, Dallas, TX 75204
11 Main Street, Cleburne, TX 76031
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 315, Fort Worth, TX 76116
183 Parkhouse St, Dallas, TX 75207
901 Main Street, Suite 6000, Dallas, TX 75202
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3838 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste 1124, Dallas, TX 75219
17304 Preston Rd, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75252
6116 North Central Expressway, Suite 515, Dallas, TX 75206
3510 Rankin St, Dallas, TX 75205
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
5719 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
860 Hebron Parkway, Suite 402, Lewisville, TX 75057
110 S Goliad St, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
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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