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PO Box 600547, Dallas, TX 75360
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
1119 Oakview Street, Fort Worth, TX 76117
300 Burnett St, Suite 132, Fort Worth, TX 76102
301 Commerce St, Suite 2001, Fort Worth, TX 76102
512 S Fitzhugh Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
701 Commerce Street, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75202
1005 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201
900 Jackson St, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75202
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1409 E. McKinney Street, Suite 121, Denton, TX 76209
3890 W. Northwest Hwy, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75220
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
6060 N. Expressway, Suite 690, Dallas, TX 75206
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
900 Jackson Street, Suite 650, Dallas, TX 75202
215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76205
206 S. Kentucky St., Suite 101, McKinney, TX 75069
1212 Corporate Dr, Suite 360, Irving, TX 75038
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
1140 Empire Central Place, 106-B, Dallas, TX 75247
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75225
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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