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1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
320 Decker Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
604 E 4th St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400, Dallas, TX 75201
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
3624 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76104
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
1515 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 775, Dallas, TX 75206
Abrams Centre: Prosperity Bank, 9330 LBJ Freeway, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75243
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
217 North Palestine Street, Ste. B-C, Athens, TX 75751
Highland Village 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