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14860 Landmark Blvd, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75254
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1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
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15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
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5665 Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Frisco, TX 75034
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
PO Box 71, Aubrey, TX 76227
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6021 Morriss Rd, Suite 111, Flower Mound, TX 75028
3500 Oak Lawn Ave, 460, Dallas, TX 75219
PO Box 815542, Dallas, TX 75381
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
217 North Palestine Street, Ste. B-C, Athens, TX 75751
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Midlothian 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