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2201 Main St, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75201
300 North 8th Street, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
5910 N Central Expy, Suite 850, Dallas, TX 75206
1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
605 E Berry St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76110
1240 Southridge Ct, Ste 105, Hurst, TX 76053
2651 N Harwood Street, Dallas, TX 75201
3624 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76104
1717 Main Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1717 Main Street, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
200 Crescent Court, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 415, Dallas, TX 75204
860 Hebron Parkway, Suite 402, Lewisville, TX 75057
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
9300 John Hickman Pkwy, Suite 501, Frisco, TX 75035
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2600 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Frisco, TX 75034
119 W Virginia St., Suite 307, Mckinney, TX 75069
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
One Cowboys Way, Suite 175, Frisco, TX 75034
13601 Preston Road, Suite 516 W, Dallas, TX 75240
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