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2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
6060 N. Expressway, Suite 690, Dallas, TX 75206
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
1140 Empire Central Place, 106-B, Dallas, TX 75247
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
1212 W El Paso St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
2500 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75093
3500 Maple Ave, UNIT 550, Dallas, TX 75219
1512 E. MCKINNEY, SUITE 200, Denton, TX 76209
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
500 North Akard St, Suite 3300, Dallas, TX 75201
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
4 E. Chambers, Cleburne, TX 76031
1400 Preston Road, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2600 Eldorado Pkwy, Suite 210, McKinney, TX 75072
6851 Virginia Parkway, Suite 100, McKinney, TX 75071
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 415, 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