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325 N Saint Paul St, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
2035 Central Circle, Suite 209, McKinney, TX 75069
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
300 Burnett St, Suite 121, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5151 Headquarters Dr, Suite 205, Plano, TX 75024
2120 Mistletoe Blvd, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76110
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
1601 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
325 North St. Paul Street, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
300 Burnett St, Suite 132, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1119 Oakview Street, Fort Worth, TX 76117
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
114 N Rogers St, Waxahachie, TX 75165
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
10440 North Central Expressway, Meadow Park Tower, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75231
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Ste 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
PO Box 815542, Dallas, TX 75381
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