Top Alvin, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
801 Travis St, Suite 801, PMB 1663, Houston, TX 77002
4119 Montrose Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77006
700 Louisiana St, Suite 4520, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77002
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
440 Lousiana St., Houston, TX 77002
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
1620 S Friendswood Dr, Suite 288A, Friendswood, TX 77546
7322 Southwest Fwy, 1-0630M, Houston, TX 77074
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
11971 N GRand Pkwy E, Ste 200, New Caney, TX 77357
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478
2004 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
17225 El Camino Real, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77058
440 Louisiana St, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77002
2000 West Loop South, Suite 1850, Houston, TX 77027
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
808 Travis St, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77002
1207 S Shepherd St, Houston, TX 77019
4265 San Felipe St, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77027
PO Box 33, Sugar Land, TX 77487
5600 NW Central Dr, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77092
Alvin 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