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1512 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76209
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2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
PO Box 815542, Dallas, TX 75381
608 E. Hickory Street, Suite 128, Denton, TX 76205
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
9720 Coit Road, Suite 220-255, Plano, TX 75025
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4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
217 North Palestine Street, Ste. B-C, Athens, TX 75751
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
605 E Berry St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76110
1515 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
3624 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76104
5332 N Tarrant Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76244
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
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PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
Lantana 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