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9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
1601 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
1119 Oakview Street, Fort Worth, TX 76117
300 Burnett St, Suite 132, Fort Worth, TX 76102
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
PO Box 815542, Dallas, TX 75381
3890 W. Northwest Hwy, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75220
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
217 North Palestine Street, Ste. B-C, Athens, TX 75751
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
10300 N. Central Expressway, Suite 283, Dallas, TX 75231
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8350 Meadow Rd, Suite 186, Dallas, TX 75231
3624 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76104
6000 Headquarters Drive, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75024
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
McKinney Drug Possession Information
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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