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800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1512 E. MCKINNEY, SUITE 200, Denton, TX 76209
3500 Maple Ave, UNIT 550, Dallas, TX 75219
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
930 W 1st St, Suite 202, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
2601 Olive St, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2120 Mistletoe Blvd, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76110
300 Burnett St, Suite 121, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
1601 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
721 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
15110 Dallas Pkwy., #400, Dallas, TX 75248
1119 Oakview Street, Fort Worth, TX 76117
17250 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
300 Burnett St, Suite 132, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1312 14th Street, Suite 100, Plano, TX 75074
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
777 Main St, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4 E. Chambers, Cleburne, TX 76031
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 5200, Dallas, TX 75201
1400 Preston Road, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
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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