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325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2030, Dallas, TX 75201
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
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550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
701 W Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1409 E. McKinney St, Suite 117, Denton, TX 76209
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
3510 Rankin St, Dallas, TX 75205
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
604 E 4th St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75206
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
307 W 7th St, Ste. 1905, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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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