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17250 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
1312 14th Street, Suite 100, Plano, TX 75074
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
300 Burnett St, Suite 132, Fort Worth, TX 76102
777 Main St, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
8035 E R L Thornton Fwy, Suite 317, Dallas, TX 75228
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 5200, Dallas, TX 75201
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
2600 Eldorado Pkwy, Suite 210, McKinney, TX 75072
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1012 Ridge Road, Rockwall, TX 75087
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 805, Richardson, TX 75080
2512 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75204
6060 North Central Expressway, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75206
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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