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1900 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
2035 Central Circle, Suite 209, McKinney, TX 75069
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
3300 Oak Lawn, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3131 McKinney Ave, Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75204
500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
717 N Harwood St, Suite 2750, Dallas, TX 75201
5224 W Jefferson Blvd., Ste 150, PO Box 211461, Dallas, TX 75211
PO Box 12683, Dallas, TX 75225
235 NE Loop 820, ste 302, Hurst, TX 76053
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12801 N Central Expy, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75243
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
5601 Bridge St, Suite 220, Fort Worth, TX 76112
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
412 W Third Avenue, Corsicana, TX 75110
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Ste 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
15851 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 180, Addison, TX 75001
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201
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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