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933 W. Weatherford Street, Suite 212, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
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119 W Virginia St., Suite 307, Mckinney, TX 75069
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
3232 McKinney Ave, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75204
1111 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 570, Dallas, TX 75247
701 E 15th St, Suite 201, Plano, TX 75074
8111 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Suite 560, Dallas, TX 75251
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
2201 Main St, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX 75201
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
4711 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246
500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
3901 Race St, Fort Worth, TX 76111
2035 Central Circle, Suite 209, McKinney, TX 75069
1413 Harroun Ave, Mckinney, TX 75069
6851 Virginia Parkway, Suite 100, McKinney, TX 75071
6924 Glenview Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76180
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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