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800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
500 North Akard St, Suite 3300, Dallas, TX 75201
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
1445 Ross Ave, Suite 3600, Dallas, TX 75202
219 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76010
6924 Spanky Branch Ct, Dallas, TX 75248
1023 W US Hwy 175, Suite B, Crandall, TX 75114
1313 West Pearl Street, Granbury, TX 76048
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
8350 N Central Expwy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 207, Frisco, TX 75034
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1409 E. McKinney St, Suite 117, Denton, TX 76209
701 W Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
9300 John Hickman Parkway, #501, Frisco, TX 75035
930 W 1st St, Suite 202, Fort Worth, TX 76102
640 Taylor Street, #1200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
3710 Rawlins St, Suite 1408, Dallas, TX 75219
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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