Top Richmond, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
719 59th St, Galveston, TX 77551
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite #750, Houston, TX 77007
917 Franklin St, Suite 510, Houston, TX 77002
405 Main Street, Suite 910, Houston, TX 77002
333 Simonton St, Suite 200, Conroe, TX 77301
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
333 Simonton St, Suite 201, Conroe, TX 77301
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
440 Louisiana St, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77002
4200 Montrose Blvd, Suite 440, Houston, TX 77006
811 Main Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
25911 Oak Ridge Dr., Spring, TX 77380
3701 Kirby Dr, Suite 1184, Houston, TX 77098
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77056-3166
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
3040 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77056
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6400, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
2990 Richmond Ave, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77098
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77002
811 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
16156 El Camino Real, #349, Houston, TX 77062
801 Travis St, Suite 1910, Houston, TX 77002
3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77098
Richmond 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