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1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
400 Parker Square Rd, Suite 205, Flower Mound, TX 75028
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
217 North Palestine Street, Ste. B-C, Athens, TX 75751
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
101 S. Woodrow Lane, Suite 101, Denton, TX 76205
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
1701 N. Locust St, Denton, TX 76201
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
950 East State Highway 114, Suite 160, Southlake, TX 76092
300 North 8th Street, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
2201 Main St, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75201
215 West Oak St, Denton, TX 76205
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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