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2500 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75093
3901 Race St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
150 Throckmorton Street, Suite 116, Fort Worth, TX 76102
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
2035 Central Circle, Suite 209, McKinney, TX 75069
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
18383 Preston Road, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75252
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2021 McKinney Ave, Suite 2000, Dallas, TX 75201
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
PO Box 815542, Dallas, TX 75381
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
325 North St. Paul Street, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201-1858
300 N 8th St, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
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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