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4100 Alpha Rd, Suite 476, Dallas, TX 75244
2500 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75093
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
325 North St. Paul Street, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
18383 Preston Road, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75252
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 4800 West, Dallas, TX 75201
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2030, Dallas, TX 75201
4054 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
4020 Maple Avenue, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M 2070, Dallas, TX 75206
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
320 Decker Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
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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