Top Galveston, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
430 Highway 6 South, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77079
2200 Space Park Dr, Suite 210, Houston, TX 77058
1001 West Loop S, Suite 809, Houston, TX 77027
336 1/2 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77056
3411 Richmond Ave, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77046
101 Simonton, Conroe, TX 77301
2339 University Blvd, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77005
6750 West Loop South, Suite 845, Bellaire, TX 77401
4115 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
7322 Southwest Fwy, Suite 1122, Houston, TX 77074
811 Main Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX 77002-6117
25911 Oak Ridge Dr., Spring, TX 77380
1018 Preston Street, 7th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
1004 Prairie St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
515 N. Velaswco, Angleton, TX 77515
1415 Louisiana Street, 18th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
609 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
914 Preston Suite 800, Houston, TX 77002
300 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
4001 N. Shepherd Drive, Suite 118, Houston, TX 77018
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