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12801 N Central Expy, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75243
8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 1600, LB 65, Dallas, TX 75206-1819
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1550, Dallas, TX 75234
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
5601 Bridge St, Suite 220, Fort Worth, TX 76112
412 W Third Avenue, Corsicana, TX 75110
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2600 State St, Dallas, TX 75204
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3606 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX 75224
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
2757 Airport Fwy., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76111
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
14860 Landmark Blvd, Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75254
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
4303 N Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
8150 Brookriver Drive, Suite S-104, Dallas, TX 75247
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
200 Crescent Ct, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
PO Box 800041, Dallas, TX 75380
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2401 Callender Road, Suite 103, Mansfield, TX 76063-8869
11300 N Central Expy, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75243
750 North Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
University Park 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