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1023 W Pearl St, Granbury, TX 76048
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
4448 West Jefferson Blvd, Suite 308B, Dallas, TX 75211
7557 Rambler Road, Suite 965, Dallas, TX 75231
1445 Ross Ave, Suite 3600, Dallas, TX 75202
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
5332 N Tarrant Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76244
3606C South Taylor Street, Dallas, TX 75224
2501 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
815 TL Townsend Dr, Suite 103, Rockwall, TX 75087
14860 Landmark Blvd, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75254
219 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76010
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
4054 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M 2070, Dallas, TX 75206
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
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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