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1445 Ross Ave, Suite 3600, Dallas, TX 75202
1700 Pacific Ave, Suite 2620, Dallas, TX 75201
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1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
1515 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
1008 North Davis Drive, Traner Building, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76012
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
2600 Eldorado Pkwy, Suite 210, McKinney, TX 75072
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
2111 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 103, Mckinney, TX 75070
5900 S. Lake Forest Dr., Suite 410, McKinney, TX 75070
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
10440 N Central Expy, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1435, Dallas, TX 75206
PO Box 868, Cedar Hill, TX 75106
PO Box 600547, Dallas, TX 75360
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 100-350, Plano, TX 75024
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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