Top Galveston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
215 Simonton St, Conroe, TX 77301
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
915 Franklin St, Unit 7M, Houston, TX 77002
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 405, Houston, TX 77002
1221 McKinney, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77010
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
909 Fannin St, Suite 2700, Houston, TX 77010
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 650, Houston, TX 77056
25511 Budde Rd, Ste 3702, The Woodlands, TX 77380
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478
17225 El Camino Real, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77058
2004 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4300, Houston, TX 77002
4119 Montrose Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77006
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
4801 Woodway Dr, Ste 300W., Houston, TX 77056
845 Texas Ave, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
PO Box 764, Houston, TX 77001
704 N. Thompson St., Suite 157, Conroe, TX 77301
412 W Phillips St, Conroe, TX 77301
5300 Memorial Dr, Ste 750, Houston, TX 77007
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