Top League City, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
228 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006-3222
6161 Savoy Drive, Suite 1116, Houston, TX 77036
322 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301
1813 61st Street, Suite 101, Galveston, TX 77551
1512 Center St, Suite 430, Houston, TX 77007
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
711 West Bay Area Blvd, Suite 600, Webster, TX 77598
3515 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77004
801 Congress St, Suite 345, Houston, TX 77002
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002
515 N. Velasco St., Angleton, TX 77516
11767 Katy Fwy, Suite 740, Houston, TX 77079
1221 McKinney, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77010
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
440 Lousiana St., Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77002
1235 North Loop W, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77008
430 Highway 6 South, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77079
4101 Washington Ave, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77007
1620 S Friendswood Dr, Suite 288A, Friendswood, TX 77546
300 Main St., Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
111 W 15th St, Houston, TX 77008
5600 NW Central Dr, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77092
League City 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