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2500 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75093
1400 Gables Court, Plano, TX 75075
3010 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1200, Dallas, TX 75234
2221 East Lamar Boulevard, Suite 800, Arlington, TX 76006
2000 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX 75201
11300 North Central Expressway, Suite 604, Dallas, TX 75243
5049 Edwards Ranch Rd, 4th Floor, Fort Worth, TX 76109
1420 W Mockingbird Ln., Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75247
6060 N. Central Expy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75219
220 Fort Worth Hwy, Suite 600, Aledo, TX 76008
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 1800, Dallas, TX 75201
3131 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75204
2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
4131 N. Central Expy., Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
6200 Airport Freeway, Haltom City, TX 76117
4026 Lemmon Ave, Dallas, TX 75219
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
1300 South University Drive, Suite 318, Fort Worth, TX 76107
3811 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Turtle Creek Centre, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75219
600 W 6th St., Suite 439, Fort Worth, TX 76102
101 S Woodrow Ln, Denton, TX 76205
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
101 W Main St, Lewisville, TX 75057
5700 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite 371A, Plano, TX 75024
6780 Horizon Rd, Suite 100, Heath, TX 75032
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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