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4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1435, Dallas, TX 75206
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Wells Fargo Tower, 201 Main Street, Suite 801, Fort Worth, TX 76102
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
5601 Bridge Street, Suite 300, Fort Worth, TX 76112
5332 N Tarrant Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76244
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 315, Fort Worth, TX 76116
6060 N. Expressway, Suite 690, Dallas, TX 75206
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
219 S Prairieville, Athens, TX 75751
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
1504 East McKinney, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76209
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
3300 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite #600, Dallas, TX 75219
17304 Preston Road, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75252
2500 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75093
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
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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