Top Dayton, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
2500 Wilcrest Dr, Suite 110, Houston, TX 77042
811 Main Street, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77002
6200 Chase Tower, 600 Travis Street, Houston, TX 77002
1100 Louisiana St, Suite 4300, Houston, TX 77002
1800 West Loop South, Suite 1110, Houston, TX 77027
1100 Gulf Fwy South, Suite 100, League City, TX 77573
1111 North Loop W, Ste 1118, Houston, TX 77008
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77010
5300 Memorial Dr., Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
2450 Fondren Rd, Houston, TX 77063
7151 Office City Drive, Houston, TX 77087
2200 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1550, Houston, TX 77056
8441 Gulf Fwy, Ste 210, Houston, TX 77017
1415 N Loop W Fwy, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77008
2180 North Loop West, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77018
917 Franklin Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
1235 North Loop W, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77008
333 Simonton St, Suite 201, Conroe, TX 77301
2000 West Loop South, Suite 1850, Houston, TX 77027
4101 Washington Ave, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77007
1210 W. Clay, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
14201 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
6161 Savoy Drive, Suite 1116, Houston, TX 77036
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