Top Galveston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
700 Louisiana, Suite 1700, Houston, TX 77002
3017 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77009
800 Capitol St, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
2500 East T.C. Jester Blvd., Suite 247, Houston, TX 77008
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
318 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
1235 North Loop W, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77008
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
19855 Southwest Freeway, Suite 330, Sugar Land, TX 77479-6537
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
200 S 10th St, Richmond, TX 77469
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
4101 Washington Ave, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77007
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
1302 Waugh Dr, # 556, Houston, TX 77019
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
2600 South Shore Boulevard, Suite 300, League City, TX 77573
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
25911 Oak Ridge Dr., Spring, TX 77380
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