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3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 415, Dallas, TX 75204
1240 Southridge Ct, Ste 105, Hurst, TX 76053
2989 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75247
3302 Swiss Circle, Dallas, TX 75204
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
300 Burnett Street, Suite 160, Fort Worth, TX 76102
900 W Davis St, Dallas, TX 75208
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
860 Hebron Parkway, Suite 402, Lewisville, TX 75057
600 8th Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
625 Dallas Drive, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76205
2911 Turtle Creek Blvd, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
916 W Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400, Dallas, TX 75201
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Frisco, TX 75034
2601 Olive St, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
2500 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75093
9720 Coit Road, Suite 220-255, Plano, TX 75025
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
217 North Palestine Street, Ste. B-C, Athens, TX 75751
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
Waxahachie 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