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800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75204
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
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300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
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100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 5200, Dallas, TX 75201
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1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
2 E Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76031
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
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640 Taylor Street, #1200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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101 Calloway Street, Suite 200, Wylie, TX 75098
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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