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860 Hebron Parkway, Suite 402, Lewisville, TX 75057
6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 315, Fort Worth, TX 76116
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M 2070, Dallas, TX 75206
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2030, Dallas, TX 75201
7300 State Highway 121, Suite 400, McKinney, TX 75070
PO Box 3772, Mckinney, TX 75069
5900 S. Lake Forest Dr., Suite 410, McKinney, TX 75070
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
900 Jackson Street, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
325 North St. Paul Street, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
307 W 7th St, Ste. 1905, Fort Worth, TX 76102
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
3510 Rankin St, Dallas, TX 75205
604 E 4th St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400, Dallas, TX 75201
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5700 Granite Parkway, Suite 650, Plano, TX 75024
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 320, Irving, TX 75038
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
4020 Maple Avenue, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
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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