Top Burleson, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
4303 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
1700 Pacific, Suite 3850, Dallas, TX 75201
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
121 N. Woodrow Ln., Suite 205, Denton, TX 76205
325 N Saint Paul St, Ste 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
4236 W. Lovers Ln, Dallas, TX 75209
5151 Headquarters Dr, Suite 205, Plano, TX 75024
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
300 Burnett St, Suite 134, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2780 Virginia Parkway, Suite 401, McKinney, TX 75071
501 West Chambers Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
2501 N Harwood St, Suite 1850, Dallas, TX 75201
3710 Rawlins Street, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75219
301 Commerce Street, Suite 2600, Fort Worth, TX 76102
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd, Suite 560, Irving, TX 75038
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
1124 Glade Road, Suite 100, Colleyville, TX 76034
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
2000 N Central Expy, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75074
3900 S Stonebridge Dr, Suite 502, McKinney, TX 75070
4441 W. Airport Fwy, Suite 220, Irving, TX 75062
306 N Carroll Blvd., Denton, TX 76201
Burleson Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Burleson
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Burleson and checks their standing with Texas bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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