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900 Jackson Street, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
400 S. Zang Blvd., Suite 105, LB 43, Dallas, TX 75208
3860 W Northwest Hwy, Suite 280, Dallas, TX 75220
2500 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75093
2442 Lillian Miller Parkway, Suite 100, Denton, TX 76205
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 418, Dallas, TX 75202
4303 N Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
2401 Callender Road, Suite 103, Mansfield, TX 76063-8869
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
1008 North Davis Drive, Traner Building, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 76012
8035 E R L Thornton Fwy, Suite 317, Dallas, TX 75228
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
2600 Eldorado Pkwy, Suite 210, McKinney, TX 75072
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 805, Richardson, TX 75080
1012 Ridge Road, Rockwall, TX 75087
2512 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75204
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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