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115 N Henderson St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
4303 N Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
5601 Bridge Street, Suite 300, Fort Worth, TX 76112
6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 315, Fort Worth, TX 76116
3624 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76104
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2501 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
2401 Callender Road, Suite 103, Mansfield, TX 76063-8869
17304 Preston Rd, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75252
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
219 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76010
219 S Prairieville, Athens, TX 75751
605 E Berry St, Suite 101, Fort Worth, TX 76110
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
930 W 1st St, Suite 202, Fort Worth, TX 76102
205 W Louisiana St, Suite 103, McKinney, TX 75069
2500 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 600, Plano, TX 75093
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
811 South Central Expressway, Suite 600, Richardson, TX 75080
800 E Campbell Rd, Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081
7557 Rambler Road, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75231
217 North Palestine Street, Ste. B-C, Athens, TX 75751
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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