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307 W 7th St, Ste. 1905, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
603 Munger Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75202
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
1611 K Ave, Plano, TX 75074
714 Hunters Row Ct, Suite 104, Mansfield, TX 76063
1701 N. Locust St., Denton, TX 76201
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76205
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 775, Dallas, TX 75206
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
Sunnyvale 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