Top Galveston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1001 West Loop South, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77027
1207 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77019
800 Capitol St, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
2500 East T.C. Jester Blvd., Suite 247, Houston, TX 77008
3017 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77009
1 Riverway Dr, Suite 1625, Houston, TX 77056
2500 East TC Jester Boulevard, Suite 290, Houston, TX 77008
118 West Pauline, Conroe, TX 77301
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002
318 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
1201 Fannin St, Suite 202, Houston, TX 77002
4915 Holly Ave, Pasadena, TX 77503
2211 Norfolk, Suite 735, Houston, TX 77098
405 Main Street, Suite 910, Houston, TX 77002
Wells Fargo Plaza, 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77002
333 Simonton St, Suite 200, Conroe, TX 77301
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1401 Richmond Avenue, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77006
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
5206 Irvington Blvd., Suite D., Houston, TX 77009
800 Sawyer St., Houston, TX 77007
909 Fannin St, Suite 2700, Houston, TX 77010
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
Galveston 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