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4303 N Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
2401 Callender Road, Suite 103, Mansfield, TX 76063-8869
1008 North Davis Drive, Traner Building, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76012
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
10440 N Central Expy, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
2111 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 103, Mckinney, TX 75070
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
316 Hemphill Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104
933 W. Weatherford Street, Suite 212, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1212 Corporate Dr, Suite 360, Irving, TX 75038
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
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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