Top Burleson, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75206
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13155 Noel Rd., Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75240
603 Munger Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75202
300 Burnett Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2121 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201-6908
101 W Renner Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1310, Richardson, TX 75080
100 Crescent Ct, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201
903 North Elm Street, Denton, TX 76201
101 S Woodrow Ln, Ste 102, Denton, TX 76205
6010 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024
3300 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219
5600 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite #210, Plano, TX 75024
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3700 River Walk Dr, Suite 155, Flower Mound, TX 75028
6301 Preston Rd, Suite 700, Plano, TX 75024
400 Parker Square Rd, Suite 205, Flower Mound, TX 75028
770 Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4427
3500 Oak Lawn Ave, 460, Dallas, TX 75219
3500 Maple Ave, Suite 1150, Dallas, TX 75219
4315 Windsor Centre Trail, Ste. 300, Flower Mound, TX 75028
1848 Lone Star Road, Suite 106, Mansfield, TX 76063
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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