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2600 K Ave, #253, Plano, TX 75074
9555 Lebanon Road, Suite 301-B, Frisco, TX 75035
300 N 8th St, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 320, Irving, TX 75038
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75206
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
307 W 7th St, Ste. 1905, Fort Worth, TX 76102
604 E 4th St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
6440 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206-4142
1212 W El Paso St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
3901 Race St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
1512 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76209
4020 Maple Avenue, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1435, 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