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604 E 4th St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
8828 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243
4144 N Central Expy, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
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14860 Landmark Blvd, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75254
303 Main St, Suite 304, Fort Worth, TX 76102
900 Jackson Street, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75202
PO Box 3772, Mckinney, TX 75069
603 Munger Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75202
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
7000 Parkwood Blvd, Suite E300, Frisco, TX 75034
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
1700 Pacific Ave, Suite 2620, 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