Top Dickinson, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2450 Fondren Rd, Houston, TX 77063
2180 North Loop West, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77018
2200 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1550, Houston, TX 77056
11000 Richmond Ave, Suite 180, Houston, TX 77042
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4545 Bissonnet St, Suite 293, Bellaire, TX 77401
3707 Cypress Creek Pkwy., Suite 400, Houston, TX 77068
107 S Friendswood Drive, Suite A, Friendswood, TX 77546
909 Fannin St., Ste. 3300, Houston, TX 77010
7915 Cypress Creek Pkwy, Suite 118, Houston, TX 77070
210 Brooks St, Sugar Land, TX 77478
215 E Galveston St, League City, TX 77573
1100 W 23rd St, Suite 220, Houston, TX 77008
717 Texas Avenue, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77002
4101 Washington Ave, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77007
PO Box 1030, Angleton, TX 77516
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
1210 West Clay Street, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
1545 Heights Boulevard, Suite #100, Houston, TX 77008
2600 South Shore Boulevard, Suite 300, League City, TX 77573
220 N Thompson St, Suite 202, Conroe, TX 77301
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
8524 Highway 6 North, Suite 148, Houston, TX 77095
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
1201 Fannin St, Suite 202, 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