Top Dickinson, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1001 McKinney St, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
14201 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
111 W 15th St, Houston, TX 77008
2903 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX 77023
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77074
214 Morton St, Richmond, TX 77469
2116 Church St, Galveston, TX 77550
917 Franklin Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002-1764
1545 Heights Blvd., Suite 500, Houston, TX 77008-4218
345 Commerce Green Blvd., Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
10101 Southwest Fwy, 400, Houston, TX 77074
4801 Woodway Dr, Ste 300W., Houston, TX 77056
1 Riverway Dr, Suite 1625, Houston, TX 77056
300 Main Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77002
504 W. Lewis St., Conroe, TX 77301
440 Lousiana St., Houston, TX 77002
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
1111 N Loop W, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77008
701 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77024
1201 South Shepherd, Houston, TX 77019
Dickinson 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