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1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
3890 W. Northwest Hwy, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75220
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
1717 McKinney Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75202
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
1200 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
215 West Oak Street, Denton, TX 76205
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
1319 Ballinger St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5307 E Mockingbird Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75206
5005 Greenville Avenue, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75206
3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2021 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 10, Arlington, TX 76006
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Waxahachie, TX
8350 Meadow Rd, Suite 186, Dallas, TX 75231
11 Main Street, Cleburne, TX 76031
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1435, Dallas, TX 75206
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
183 Parkhouse St, Dallas, TX 75207
1300 South University Drive, Suite 310, Fort Worth, TX 76107
933 W. Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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