Top League City, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
917 Franklin Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002-1764
1545 Heights Blvd., Suite 500, Houston, TX 77008-4218
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6400, Houston, TX 77002
2200 Market Street, Suite 700, Galveston, TX 77550
915 Franklin St, Unit 7M, Houston, TX 77002
1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 405, Houston, TX 77002
1811 Bering Dr, Suite 120, Houston, TX 77057
515 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 510, Houston, TX 77027
1780 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 750, The Woodlands, TX 77380
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
215 Simonton St, Conroe, TX 77301
1111 Bagby St, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
609 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007
1221 McKinney St, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77010
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
3700 North Main Street, Houston, TX 77009
1235 North Loop W, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77008
4101 Washington Ave, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77007
2000 Bering Dr, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77057
1207 S Shepherd St, Houston, TX 77019
25511 Budde Rd, Ste 3702, The Woodlands, TX 77380
4119 Montrose Blvd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77006
PO Box 764, Houston, TX 77001
PO Box 1030, Angleton, TX 77516
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