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1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2030, Dallas, TX 75201
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206
1212 Corporate Dr, Suite 360, Irving, TX 75038
100 Highland Park Village, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75205
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
325 North St. Paul Street, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
519 E Interstate 30, Suite 130, Rockwall, TX 75087
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
705 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
3500 Maple Ave, UNIT 550, Dallas, TX 75219
1140 Empire Central Place, 106-B, Dallas, TX 75247
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
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