Top Galveston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3 Riverway, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77056
The Kirby Mansion, 2000 Smith Street, Houston, TX 77002
210 Brooks St, Sugar Land, TX 77478
5300 Memorial Dr, Ste. 750, Houston, TX 77007
1100 W 23rd St, Suite 220, Houston, TX 77008
2925 Briarpark Drive, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77042
8441 Gulf Fwy, Ste 210, Houston, TX 77017
2200 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1550, Houston, TX 77056
2450 Fondren Rd, Houston, TX 77063
107 S Friendswood Drive, Suite A, Friendswood, TX 77546
13201 Northwest Fwy, Suite 588, Houston, TX 77040
11000 Richmond Ave, Suite 180, Houston, TX 77042
600 Travis St, Suite 2350, Houston, TX 77002
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4545 Bissonnet St, Suite 293, Bellaire, TX 77401
1100 Louisiana St, Suite 4300, Houston, TX 77002
405 Main St, Suite 602, Houston, TX 77002
2180 North Loop West Freeway, Suite 550, Houston, TX 77018
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
24285 Katy Fwy, 4th FL Suite 400, Katy, TX 77494
1207 S Shepherd St, Houston, TX 77019
25511 Budde Rd, Ste 3702, The Woodlands, TX 77380
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700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002
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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