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8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
4514 Cole Avenue, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75205
2600 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Frisco, TX 75034
900 Jackson St, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75206
4144 N Central Expy, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
307 W 7th St, Ste. 1905, Fort Worth, TX 76102
604 E 4th St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
303 Main St, Suite 304, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400, Dallas, TX 75201
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
101 E. Park Blvd., Suite 1110, Plano, TX 75074
1212 W El Paso St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1512 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76209
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
3890 W. Northwest Hwy, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75220
13455 Noel Road, Suite 1050, Dallas, TX 75240
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 775, Dallas, TX 75206
Wells Fargo Tower, 201 Main Street, Suite 801, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Richardson 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