Top Galveston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4200 Montrose Blvd, Suite 440, Houston, TX 77006
917 Franklin St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002
25511 Budde Rd, Suite 2801, Spring, TX 77380
4200 Montrose Blvd, Suite 440, Houston, TX 77006
609 Main St, Suite 3550, Houston, TX 77002
811 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002-4499
917 Franklin St, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1207 S Shepherd St, Houston, TX 77019
3515 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77004
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
2019 Washington Ave, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77009
25511 Budde Rd, Ste 3702, The Woodlands, TX 77380
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002
Wells Fargo Plaza, 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77002
1545 Heights Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
2004 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
Pennzoil Place, 700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, PMB 106, Houston, TX 77002
17225 El Camino Real, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77058
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002
4801 Woodway Dr, Ste 300W., Houston, TX 77056
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
Galveston Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Galveston
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Galveston and checks their standing with Texas bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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