Top Dickinson, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3010 Engelke St, Suite 3, Houston, TX 77003
5600 NW Central Dr, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77092
609 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77007
4265 San Felipe St, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77027
PO Box 33, Sugar Land, TX 77487
4265 San Felipe Street, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77027
845 Texas Ave, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
9307 Broadway St, Suite 303, Pearland, TX 77584
709 N San Jacinto St, Conroe, TX 77301
5100 Westheimer Rd., Suite 105, Houston, TX 77056
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478
11777 Katy Freeway, Suite 335, Houston, TX 77079
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
17225 El Camino Real, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77058
2004 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
12605 East Freeway, Bank of America, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77015
322 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301
PO Box 764, Houston, TX 77001
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
PO Box 1030, Angleton, TX 77516
4615 Southwest Freeway, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77027
3515 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77004
8524 Highway 6 North, Suite 148, Houston, TX 77095
801 Congress St, Suite 345, 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