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325 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201
7557 Rambler Rd, Ste 525, Dallas, TX 75231
3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 320, Irving, TX 75038
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
6000 Headquarters Drive, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75024
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
4303 N Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
6900 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75024
3101 W 6th St, Ste 472056, Fort Worth, TX 76147
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
One Cowboys Way, Suite 175, Frisco, TX 75034
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
PO Box 3772, Mckinney, TX 75069
2815 Valley View Lane, Suite 202, Dallas, TX 75234
Plano 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