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4020 Maple Avenue, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 4800 West, Dallas, TX 75201
4700 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
701 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75202
10440 N Central Expy, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
1700 Commerce, Suite 1510, Dallas, TX 75201
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1450, Dallas, TX 75219
101 Calloway Street, Suite 200, Wylie, TX 75098
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1212 Corporate Dr, Suite 360, Irving, TX 75038
1212 W El Paso St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1512 E. MCKINNEY, SUITE 200, Denton, TX 76209
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
3500 Maple Ave, UNIT 550, Dallas, TX 75219
705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
4 E. Chambers, Cleburne, TX 76031
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
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