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3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
701 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75202
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
4303 N Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
1700 Commerce, Suite 1510, Dallas, TX 75201
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
16610 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75248
Abrams Centre: Prosperity Bank, 9330 LBJ Freeway, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75243
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
4514 Cole Avenue, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75205
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
2815 Valley View Lane, Suite 202, Dallas, TX 75234
4020 Maple Avenue, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
5700 Granite Parkway, Suite 650, Plano, TX 75024
3101 W 6th St, Ste 472056, Fort Worth, TX 76147
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
101 E. Park Blvd., Suite 1110, Plano, TX 75074
325 North St. Paul Street, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
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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