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2100 Ross Ave, Suite 950, Dallas, TX 75201
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 1800, Dallas, TX 75201
2500 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75093
1420 W Mockingbird Ln., Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75247
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
320 Decker Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400, Dallas, TX 75201
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
325 N. St. Paul St., S#3100, Dallas, TX 75201
11300 N. Central Expwy, Suite 602, Dallas, TX 75243
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
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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