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5209 Heritage Ave, Building 2, Suite 200, Colleyville, TX 76034
6780 Horizon Rd, Suite 100, Heath, TX 75032
101 Summit Ave, Suite 1020, Fort Worth, TX 76102
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
7000 Parkwood Blvd, Suite E300, Frisco, TX 75034
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
6116 North Central Expressway, Suite 515, Dallas, TX 75206
3838 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste 1124, Dallas, TX 75219
10300 N. Central Expressway, Suite 283, Dallas, TX 75231
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
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8350 Meadow Rd, Suite 186, Dallas, TX 75231
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
5332 N Tarrant Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76244
11 Main Street, Cleburne, TX 76031
7557 Rambler Rd, Ste 525, Dallas, TX 75231
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76205
2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
1504 East McKinney, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76209
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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