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3824 Cedar Springs Road, #172, Dallas, TX 75219
3301 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206
300 N 8th St, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
2600 State Street, Dallas, TX 75204
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
521 S. Loop 288, Suite 105, Denton, TX 76205
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 5200, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2442 Lillian Miller Parkway, Suite 100, Denton, TX 76205
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
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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