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2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2300, Dallas, TX 75201
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
1905 N Hwy 77, Suite 110, Waxahachie, TX 75165
4303 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
3500 Oak Lawn Ave, 460, Dallas, TX 75219
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
217 North Palestine Street, Ste. B-C, Athens, TX 75751
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
6924 Glenview Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76180
5910 N Central Expy, Suite 850, Dallas, TX 75206
1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
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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