Top Dayton, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002
318 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
405 Main Street, Suite 910, Houston, TX 77002
2617 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
1235 North Loop W, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77008
1401 Richmond Avenue, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77006
4101 Washington Ave, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77007
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana St, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77002
2211 Norfolk, Suite 735, Houston, TX 77098
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
4915 Holly Ave, Pasadena, TX 77503
801 Congress St, Suite 345, Houston, TX 77002
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
800 Sawyer St., Houston, TX 77007
300 Main Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
1001 McKinney St, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
1111 N Loop W, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77008
1201 South Shepherd, Houston, TX 77019
701 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77024
2116 Church St, Galveston, TX 77550
Dayton 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