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900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 415, Dallas, TX 75204
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
3510 Rankin St, Dallas, TX 75205
604 E 4th St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75206
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
307 W 7th St, Ste. 1905, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2600 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Frisco, TX 75034
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
2001 Ross Avenue, Ste 900, Dallas, TX 75201-2980
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
217 North Palestine Street, Ste. B-C, Athens, TX 75751
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
6851 Virginia Parkway, Suite 100, McKinney, TX 75071
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
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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