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500 Main Street, Suite 640, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
200 Crescent Court, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
2815 Valley View Lane, Suite 202, Dallas, TX 75234
3101 W 6th St, Ste 472056, Fort Worth, TX 76147
2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201-1858
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
17304 Preston Rd, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75252
325 N Saint Paul St, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
4236 W. Lovers Ln, Dallas, TX 75209
5151 Headquarters Dr, Suite 205, Plano, TX 75024
604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Burnett St, Suite 121, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2120 Mistletoe Blvd, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76110
3710 Rawlins Street, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75219
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
300 Burnett St, Suite 132, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
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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