Top Kemah, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2000 Bering Dr, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77057
PO Box 272425, Houston, TX 77277
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1201 Fannin St, Suite 202, Houston, TX 77002
6710 Stewart Road, Suite 300, Galveston, TX 77551
121 San Simeon Dr, Manvel, TX 77578
801 Travis St, Suite 1910, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana St, Suite 922, Houston, TX 77002
1415 North Loop West, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77008
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
2100 Travis St, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77002
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
111 West 15th Street, Houston, TX 77008
3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 3200, Houston, TX 77027
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1401 Richmond Avenue, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77006
4900 Fournace Pl, Suite 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
800 Sawyer St., Houston, TX 77007
7070 Knights Court, Suite 604, Missouri City, TX 77459
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
1214 Heights Blvd., Houston, TX 77008
2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 201, Spring, TX 77380
24420 FM 1314, Suite 9, Porter, TX 77365
4101 Greenbriar Dr, 240, Houston, TX 77098
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
Kemah 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