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4448 West Jefferson Blvd, Suite 308B, Dallas, TX 75211
1023 W Pearl St, Granbury, TX 76048
13747 Montfort Dr, Suite 315, Dallas, TX 75240
17740 Preston Rd, #200Q, Dallas, TX 75252
6780 Horizon Rd, Suite 100, Heath, TX 75032
220 Fort Worth Hwy, Suite 600, Aledo, TX 76008
6060 N. Central Expy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75219
3010 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1200, Dallas, TX 75234
1409 Precinct Line Road, Suite 100, Hurst, TX 76053
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 1800, Dallas, TX 75201
2500 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75093
3131 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75204
1412 Buckner Blvd, Dallas, TX 75217
115 W 2nd St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
211 S Rusk St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4354 West Vickery Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
900 Jackson St, Suite 640, Dallas, TX 75202
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
2100 Ross Ave, Suite 950, Dallas, TX 75201
2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
101 W Main St, Lewisville, TX 75057
5600 Tennyson Parkway, # 330, Plano, TX 75024
101 S Woodrow Ln, Denton, TX 76205
1420 W Mockingbird Ln., Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75247
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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