Top Bellville, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
430 Highway 6 South, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77079
515 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 510, Houston, TX 77027
1221 McKinney St, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77010
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 1466, Houston, TX 77074
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
3700 North Main Street, Houston, TX 77009
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
1221 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 201, Spring, TX 77380
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
1305 Prairie St, Ste. #305, Houston, TX 77002
1001 West Loop South, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77027
4900 Fournace Place, Suite 414, Bellaire, TX 77401
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 650, Houston, TX 77056
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana, Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
2617 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
111 W 15th St, Houston, TX 77008
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77074
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
1545 Heights Blvd., Suite 500, Houston, TX 77008-4218
917 Franklin Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002-1764
1207 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77019
1790 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 500, The Woodlands, TX 77380
Bellville 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