Top Galveston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2339 University Blvd, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77005
3700 North Main Street, Houston, TX 77009
909 Fannin St, Suite 2700, Houston, TX 77010
3730 Kirby Dr, Ste 1120, PO Box 29, Angleton, TX 77516
4801 Woodway Dr, Suite 203W, Houston, TX 77056
1221 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
1004 Prairie St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
811 Main Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX 77002-6117
600 Travis Street, Suite 5600, Houston, TX 77002
1001 Fannin, Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77002
9307 Broadway St, Suite 303, Pearland, TX 77584
300 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
4119 Montrose Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77006
333 Simonton St, Suite 201, Conroe, TX 77301
1018 Preston Street, 7th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
1776 Woodstead Ct, Suite 112, Spring, TX 77380
PO Box 764, Houston, TX 77001
12605 East Freeway, Bank of America, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77015
845 Texas Ave, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
801 Congress St, Suite 345, Houston, TX 77002
6710 Stewart Road, Suite 300, Galveston, TX 77551
700 Louisiana St, Suite 4520, Houston, TX 77002
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