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1023 W Pearl St, Granbury, TX 76048
4448 West Jefferson Blvd, Suite 308B, Dallas, TX 75211
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75201
3500 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 510, Dallas, TX 75219
6200 Airport Freeway, Haltom City, TX 76117
600 W 6th St., Suite 439, Fort Worth, TX 76102
115 W 2nd St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1517 Centre Pl Dr, Suite 250, Denton, TX 76205
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 1800, Dallas, TX 75201
8100 John W. Carpenter Fwy, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75247
6900 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75024
3131 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
9133 Belshire Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76182
2221 East Lamar Boulevard, Suite 800, Arlington, TX 76006
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Melissa, TX
3663 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76111
13747 Montfort Dr, Ste 315 A, Dallas, TX 75240
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1800, Dallas, TX 75201
1601 Elm St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
900 Jackson St, Suite 640, Dallas, TX 75202
4026 Lemmon Ave, Dallas, TX 75219
2100 Ross Ave, Suite 950, Dallas, TX 75201
1901 Central Drive, Suite 700, Bedford, TX 76021
1333 W. McDermott Drive, Suite 180, Allen, TX 75013
1420 W Mockingbird Ln., Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75247
2850 N Harwood St, Suite 1100, Dallas, TX 75201
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