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1409 Precinct Line Road, Suite 100, Hurst, TX 76053
3500 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 510, Dallas, TX 75219
6200 Airport Freeway, Haltom City, TX 76117
900 Jackson St, Suite 640, Dallas, TX 75202
2828 E Trinity Mls Rd, Suite 221, Carrollton, TX 75006
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
8828 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243
PO Box 868, Cedar Hill, TX 75106
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
2828 North Harwood, 19th Floor, Suite 1950, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
325 North St. Paul Street, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
601 Haines Ave, Dallas, TX 75208
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
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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