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5700 West Plano Parkway, Suite 2200, Plano, TX 75093
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1629 Smirl Dr, Suite # 104, Heath, TX 75032
603 Munger Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75202
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
1119 Oakview Street, Fort Worth, TX 76117
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
300 Burnett St, Suite 132, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
9720 Coit Road, Suite 220-255, Plano, TX 75025
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
7000 Parkwood Blvd, Suite E300, Frisco, TX 75034
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
Princeton Drug Possession Information
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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