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1717 McKinney Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75202
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 775, Dallas, TX 75206
4320 West Vickery Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
3838 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste 1124, Dallas, TX 75219
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
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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