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701 W Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1700 Commerce, Suite 1510, Dallas, TX 75201
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
6060 N. Expressway, Suite 690, Dallas, TX 75206
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
16610 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75248
219 S Prairieville, Athens, TX 75751
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
933 W. Weatherford St, Suite 203, Fort Worth, TX 76102
101 W Renner Rd, Suite 190, Richardson, TX 75080
4020 Maple Avenue, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 4800 West, Dallas, TX 75201
1512 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76209
2828 North Harwood, 19th Floor, Suite 1950, Dallas, TX 75201
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
7557 Rambler Road, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75231
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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