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1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
1512 E. MCKINNEY, SUITE 200, Denton, TX 76209
6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
916 W. Belknap Street, Suite 240, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4 E. Chambers, Cleburne, TX 76031
701 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2021 McKinney Ave, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
1400 Preston Road, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
1008 North Davis Drive, Traner Building, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76012
2111 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 103, Mckinney, TX 75070
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 415, Dallas, TX 75204
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
119 W Virginia St., Suite 307, Mckinney, TX 75069
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1504 East McKinney, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76209
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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