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100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
1601 Elm Street, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
1008 North Davis Drive, Traner Building, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76012
119 W Virginia St., Suite 307, Mckinney, TX 75069
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
933 W. Weatherford St, Suite 203, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
10440 N Central Expy, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
5960 Berkshire Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
5900 S. Lake Forest Dr., Suite 410, McKinney, TX 75070
5830 Granite Parkway, Suite 100-350, Plano, TX 75024
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1450, Dallas, TX 75219
320 Decker Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Abrams Centre: Prosperity Bank, 9330 LBJ Freeway, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75243
1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4303 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
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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