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6021 Morriss Rd, Suite 111, Flower Mound, TX 75028
3500 Oak Lawn Ave, 460, Dallas, TX 75219
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
701 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
916 W. Belknap Street, Suite 240, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2603 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75219
3824 Cedar Springs Road, #172, Dallas, TX 75219
2000 E Lamar Blvd, Arlington, TX 76006
14860 Landmark Blvd, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75254
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
7557 Rambler Road, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75231
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
625 Dallas Drive, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76205
3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
16475 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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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