Top Dickinson, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1100 W 23rd St, Suite 220, Houston, TX 77008
917 Franklin St, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
2180 North Loop West, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77018
440 Louisiana St Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
1235 N Loop W, Suite 1125, Houston, TX 77008
811 Main Street, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77002
204 W Davis St, Conroe, TX 77301
215 E Galveston St, League City, TX 77573
1111 North Loop W, Ste 1118, Houston, TX 77008
1415 N Loop W Fwy, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77008
3 Riverway, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77056
917 Franklin Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77010
210 Brooks St, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 720, Houston, TX 77002
3411 Richmond Ave, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77046
2502 Algerian Way, Houston, TX 77098
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
101 Simonton, Conroe, TX 77301
515 N. Velaswco, Angleton, TX 77515
2339 University Blvd, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77005
914 Preston Suite 800, Houston, TX 77002
4801 Woodway Dr, Suite 203W, Houston, TX 77056
1221 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002
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