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500 North Akard St, Suite 3300, Dallas, TX 75201
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
3901 Race Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
301 S Rogers St, Suite 202, Waxahachie, TX 75165
10228 E Northwest Hwy, Suite 10013, Dallas, TX 75238
4 E. Chambers, Cleburne, TX 76031
207 Canyon Ct, Weatherford, TX 76087
301 E Risinger Rd, Suite 109, Fort Worth, TX 76140
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
1700 Pacific Ave, Suite 2620, Dallas, TX 75201
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2600 Eldorado Pkwy, Suite 210, McKinney, TX 75072
1515 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
2512 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75204
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
8035 E R L Thornton Fwy, Suite 317, Dallas, TX 75228
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
1008 North Davis Drive, Traner Building, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76012
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Justin 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