Top Galveston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4001 North Shepherd Drive, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77018
2909 Hillcroft Street, Suite 350, Houston, TX 77057
17225 El Camino Real, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77058
The Lyric Centre, 440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
3730 Kirby Drive, River Oaks Tower, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77098
4265 San Felipe St, Ste. 700, Houston, TX 77027
2004 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite #750, Houston, TX 77007
2000 West Loop South, Suite 1850, Houston, TX 77027
917 Franklin St, Suite 510, Houston, TX 77002
4801 Woodway Dr, Ste 300W., Houston, TX 77056
314 Farm to Market 517 Rd W, Dickinson, TX 77539
1811 Bering Dr, Suite 120, Houston, TX 77057
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478
215 Simonton St, Conroe, TX 77301
1001 McKinney Street, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002
845 Texas Ave, Suite 4700, Houston, TX 77002
609 Main St, Suite 3550, Houston, TX 77002
2016 Main Street, Suite 110, Houston, TX 77002
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
University Park, 15150 Middlebrook Drive, Houston, TX 77058
3730 Kirby Dr, Suite 1175, Houston, TX 77098
2323 S. Shepherd Drive, Suite 1150, Houston, TX 77019
1545 Heights Boulevard, Suite #100, Houston, TX 77008
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