Top Jersey Village, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1813 61st Street, Suite 101, Galveston, TX 77551
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
200 S 10th St, Richmond, TX 77469
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
914 Preston Suite 800, Houston, TX 77002
3700 North Main Street, Houston, TX 77009
515 N. Velaswco, Angleton, TX 77515
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
3730 Kirby Dr, Ste 1120, PO Box 29, Angleton, TX 77516
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1001 McKinney Street, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
700 Louisiana St., Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
1900 West Loop South, 20th Floor, Houston, TX 77027
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite #750, Houston, TX 77007
917 Franklin St, Suite 510, Houston, TX 77002
14201 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
909 Fannin St, Suite 3800, Houston, TX 77010
2502 Algerian Way, Houston, TX 77098
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 720, Houston, TX 77002
333 Simonton St, Suite 201, Conroe, TX 77301
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Jersey Village 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