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1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 4545, Dallas, TX 75201
1901 Central Drive, Suite 700, Bedford, TX 76021
3811 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Turtle Creek Centre, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75219
4026 Lemmon Ave, Dallas, TX 75219
3500 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 510, Dallas, TX 75219
1629 Smirl Dr, Suite # 104, Heath, TX 75032
1517 Centre Pl Dr, Suite 250, Denton, TX 76205
6521 Preston Rd, Ste 100, Plano, TX 75024
3006 Cole Ave, Dallas, TX 75204
101 Summit Ave, Suite 1020, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
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700 Central Expy. S., Suite 550, Allen, TX 75013
1333 W. McDermott Drive, Suite 180, Allen, TX 75013
5049 Edwards Ranch Rd, 4th Floor, Fort Worth, TX 76109
5700 West Plano Parkway, Suite 2200, Plano, TX 75093
211 S Rusk St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 340, Dallas, TX 75204
5700 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite 371A, Plano, TX 75024
5209 Heritage Ave, Building 2, Suite 200, Colleyville, TX 76034
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
101 S Woodrow Ln, Denton, TX 76205
101 W Main St, Lewisville, TX 75057
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
5600 Tennyson Parkway, # 330, Plano, TX 75024
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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