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2600 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Frisco, TX 75034
1504 East McKinney, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76209
1205 North Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75204
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
PO Box 3772, Mckinney, TX 75069
7300 State Highway 121, Suite 400, McKinney, TX 75070
900 Jackson Street, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
2601 Olive St, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
4500 Airport Fwy, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76117
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
8828 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2828 North Harwood, 19th Floor, Suite 1950, Dallas, TX 75201
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206
777 Main Street, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2808 Cole Avenue, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75204
1409 E. McKinney St, Suite 117, Denton, TX 76209
8350 N Central Expwy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
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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