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5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
110 S Goliad St, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201-1858
5719 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75206
One Cowboys Way, Suite 175, Frisco, TX 75034
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
2600 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Frisco, TX 75034
307 W 7th St, Ste. 1905, Fort Worth, TX 76102
604 E 4th St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
930 W 1st St, Suite 202, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
15110 Dallas Pkwy., #400, Dallas, TX 75248
Melissa 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