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550 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074
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2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
6000 Headquarters Drive, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75024
5601 Bridge Street, Suite 300, Fort Worth, TX 76112
6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 315, Fort Worth, TX 76116
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
860 Hebron Parkway, Suite 402, Lewisville, TX 75057
1611 K Ave, Plano, TX 75074
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
5665 Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Frisco, TX 75034
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2120 Mistletoe Blvd, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76110
One Cowboys Way, Suite 175, Frisco, TX 75034
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Burnett St, Suite 121, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1601 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
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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