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500 N Akard St, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
1517 Centre Pl Dr, Suite 250, Denton, TX 76205
1412 Buckner Blvd, Dallas, TX 75217
101 Summit Ave, Suite 1020, Fort Worth, TX 76102
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 340, Dallas, TX 75204
5209 Heritage Ave, Building 2, Suite 200, Colleyville, TX 76034
3006 Cole Ave, Dallas, TX 75204
8111 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, TX 75225
13747 Montfort Dr, Ste 315 A, Dallas, TX 75240
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Ste. 700, Dallas, TX 75219
1845 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
1409 Precinct Line Road, Suite 100, Hurst, TX 76053
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 1800, Dallas, TX 75201
3010 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1200, Dallas, TX 75234
6521 Preston Rd, Ste 100, Plano, TX 75024
9133 Belshire Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76182
1314 W McDermott Dr., Suite 106-410, Allen, TX 75013
1420 W Mockingbird Ln., Suite #800, Dallas, TX 75247
4354 West Vickery Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
3300 Oak Lawn Avenue, Unit 701, Dallas, TX 75219
701 W Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
900 Jackson St, Suite 640, Dallas, TX 75202
3131 McKinney Ave, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204
2101 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201
Wilmer 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