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2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1905, Dallas, TX 75201
3606C South Taylor Street, Dallas, TX 75224
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
903 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
601 Haines Ave, Dallas, TX 75208
8350 N Central Expwy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
9300 John Hickman Parkway, #501, Frisco, TX 75035
6000 Headquarters Drive, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75024
701 W Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
640 Taylor Street, #1200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
6924 Spanky Branch Ct, Dallas, TX 75248
1023 W US Hwy 175, Suite B, Crandall, TX 75114
4500 Airport Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76117
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 2150, 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