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701 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75202
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
1700 Commerce, Suite 1510, Dallas, TX 75201
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
16610 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75248
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
2001 Ross Ave, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Midlothian, TX
12801 N Central Expy, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75243
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
3131 McKinney Ave, Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75204
500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
412 W Third Avenue, Corsicana, TX 75110
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
4020 Maple Avenue, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
5601 Bridge St, Suite 220, Fort Worth, TX 76112
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 4800 West, Dallas, TX 75201
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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