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1200 Main St, Suite 308, Dallas, TX 75202
3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
101 W Main St, Lewisville, TX 75057
101 S Woodrow Ln, Denton, TX 76205
5700 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite 371A, Plano, TX 75024
13747 Montfort Dr, Suite 315, Dallas, TX 75240
9133 Belshire Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76182
4026 Lemmon Ave, Dallas, TX 75219
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75201
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste. 700, Dallas, TX 75219
901 Main Street, Suite 4800, Dallas, TX 75202-3758
1420 W Mockingbird Ln., Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75247
2850 N Harwood St, Suite 1100, Dallas, TX 75201
900 Jackson St, Suite 640, Dallas, TX 75202
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75219
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 340, Dallas, TX 75204
600 W 6th St., Suite 439, Fort Worth, TX 76102
6780 Horizon Rd, Suite 100, Heath, TX 75032
5209 Heritage Ave, Building 2, Suite 200, Colleyville, TX 76034
101 Summit Ave, Suite 1020, Fort Worth, TX 76102
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
2100 Ross Ave, Suite 950, Dallas, TX 75201
1300 South University Drive, Suite 318, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2323 Ross Ave, Suite 1700, 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