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2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
15110 Dallas Pkwy., #400, Dallas, TX 75248
17250 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
1312 14th Street, Suite 100, Plano, TX 75074
777 Main St, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 207, Frisco, TX 75034
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
320 Decker Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76205
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
Lake Dallas 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