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7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
2101 Moneda St, Haltom City, TX 76117
307 W 7th St, Ste. 1905, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400, Dallas, TX 75201
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
17250 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75248
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
15110 Dallas Pkwy., #400, Dallas, TX 75248
1415 Harroun Ave, McKinney, TX 75069
320 Decker Drive, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
777 Main St, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
12222 Merit Dr, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75251
1601 Elm St, Suite 4075, Dallas, TX 75201
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 775, Dallas, TX 75206
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
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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