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1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
1701 N. Locust St, Denton, TX 76201
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76205
114 Nicholas Way, Decatur, TX 76234
125 W. Main Street, Suite 200, Allen, TX 75013
300 North 8th Street, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
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
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
325 North St. Paul Street, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Ste 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
604 E 4th St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
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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