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2111 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 103, Mckinney, TX 75070
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1450, Dallas, TX 75219
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2030, Dallas, TX 75201
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 775, Dallas, TX 75206
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
13155 Noel Rd., Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75240
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
5910 N Central Expy, Suite 850, Dallas, TX 75206
3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
4303 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
315 S Bois D Arc St, Forney, TX 75126
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
2603 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75219
PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
6021 Morriss Rd, Suite 111, Flower Mound, TX 75028
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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