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10228 E Northwest Hwy, Suite 10013, Dallas, TX 75238
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3901 Race Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
2120 Mistletoe Blvd, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76110
301 E Risinger Rd, Suite 109, Fort Worth, TX 76140
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
7557 Rambler Road, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75231
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
1601 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
207 Canyon Ct, Weatherford, TX 76087
300 Burnett St, Suite 121, Fort Worth, TX 76102
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
1119 Oakview Street, Fort Worth, TX 76117
301 S Rogers St, Suite 202, Waxahachie, TX 75165
300 Burnett St, Suite 132, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75204
One Arts Plaza, 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201-2533
8035 E R L Thornton Fwy, Suite 317, Dallas, TX 75228
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, 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