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6851 Virginia Parkway, Suite 100, McKinney, TX 75071
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
One Cowboys Way, Suite 175, Frisco, TX 75034
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2030, Dallas, TX 75201
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
12801 N Central Expy, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75243
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
5601 Bridge St, Suite 220, Fort Worth, TX 76112
412 W Third Avenue, Corsicana, TX 75110
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
101 E. Park Blvd., Suite 1110, Plano, TX 75074
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
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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