Top Galveston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6200 Chase Tower, 600 Travis Street, Houston, TX 77002
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1415 N Loop W Fwy, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77008
609 Bradford Ave. Suite 207, Kemah, TX 77565
5300 Memorial Dr., Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
440 Louisiana St Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
1100 Gulf Fwy South, Suite 100, League City, TX 77573
2450 Fondren Rd, Houston, TX 77063
The Kirby Mansion, 2000 Smith Street, Houston, TX 77002
2180 North Loop West, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77018
2200 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1550, Houston, TX 77056
107 S Friendswood Drive, Suite A, Friendswood, TX 77546
8441 Gulf Fwy, Ste 210, Houston, TX 77017
1780 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 750, The Woodlands, TX 77380
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
200 S 10th St, Richmond, TX 77469
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
1221 McKinney St, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77010
1200 Rothwell Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
9307 Broadway St, Suite 303, Pearland, TX 77584
1305 Prairie St, Ste. #305, Houston, TX 77002
3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77098
2000 Bering Dr, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77057
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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