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9720 Coit Road, Suite 220-255, Plano, TX 75025
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
18383 Preston Road, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75252
5665 Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Frisco, TX 75034
5601 Bridge Street, Suite 300, Fort Worth, TX 76112
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 315, Fort Worth, TX 76116
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1515 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 5200, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201-1858
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
4054 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M 2070, Dallas, TX 75206
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
3510 Rankin St, Dallas, TX 75205
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
15110 Dallas Pkwy., #400, Dallas, TX 75248
110 S Goliad St, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
17250 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
1312 14th Street, Suite 100, Plano, TX 75074
Murphy 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