Top Burleson, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5711 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75206
912 West Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76102
8350 N Central Expy, Ste M1085, Dallas, TX 75206
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
219 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76010
1504 East McKinney, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76209
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325 N Saint Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas, TX 75201
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301 S Rogers St, Suite 202, Waxahachie, TX 75165
777 Main St, Suite 3200, Fort Worth, TX 76102
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
204 West Central Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76164
3333 Lee Pkwy, Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75219
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
10440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75231
2520 Fairmount Street, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201
5900 South Lake Forest Drive, Suite 410, Mckinney, TX 75070
119 West Virginia Street, Suite 301, McKinney, TX 75069
18333 Preston Rd, Suite 530, Dallas, TX 75252-6003
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Burleson 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