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2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400, Dallas, TX 75201
3890 W. Northwest Hwy, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75220
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
1612 Summit Ave, Ste 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 N 8th St, Suite 200, Midlothian, TX 76065
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
605 E Berry St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76110
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
1611 K Ave, Plano, TX 75074
115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
4500 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76117
3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
604 E 4th St, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76102
300 Burnett St, Suite 121, Fort Worth, TX 76102
One Cowboys Way, Suite 175, Frisco, TX 75034
2120 Mistletoe Blvd, Suite 1, Fort Worth, TX 76110
1601 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
1300 Norwood Drive, Suite 100, Bedford, TX 76022
1119 Oakview Street, Fort Worth, TX 76117
The Colony 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