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3500 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 510, Dallas, TX 75219
4448 West Jefferson Blvd, Suite 308B, Dallas, TX 75211
2000 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 600, Arlington, TX 76006
1023 W Pearl St, Granbury, TX 76048
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 1800, Dallas, TX 75201
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
605 E Berry St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76110
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
17304 Preston Road, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75252
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
4500 Airport Fwy, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76117
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
930 W 1st St, Suite 202, Fort Worth, TX 76102
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
701 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
916 W. Belknap Street, Suite 240, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite #600, Dallas, TX 75219
4054 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3824 Cedar Springs Road, #172, Dallas, TX 75219
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
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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