Top Alvin, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1000 Louisiana St, Suite 3850, Houston, TX 77002
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
University Park, 15150 Middlebrook Drive, Houston, TX 77058
801 Travis St, Suite 801, PMB 1663, Houston, TX 77002
845 Texas Ave, Suite 4700, Houston, TX 77002
10900 NW Freeway, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77092
1700 Post Oak Blvd, 2 Blvd, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77056
2500 East TC Jester Boulevard, Suite 290, Houston, TX 77008
11777 Katy Freeway, Suite 335, Houston, TX 77079
4615 Southwest Freeway, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77027
2323 S. Shepherd Drive, Suite 1150, Houston, TX 77019
2990 Richmond Ave, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77098
700 Louisiana St, Suite 4520, Houston, TX 77002
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
24285 Katy Fwy, 4th FL Suite 400, Katy, TX 77494
811 Main Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX 77002-6117
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1415 North Loop West, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
300 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana, Suite 2350, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana St., Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
1018 Preston Street, 7th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
111 West 15th Street, Houston, TX 77008
24 Greenway Plz, Suite 1515, Houston, TX 77046
322 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301
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