Top Texas City, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1813 61st Street, Suite 101, Galveston, TX 77551
1512 Center St, Suite 430, Houston, TX 77007
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
700 Louisiana St, Suite 4520, Houston, TX 77002
3700 North Main Street, Houston, TX 77009
1221 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
1001 Fannin, Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77002
7322 Southwest Fwy, 1-0630M, Houston, TX 77074
440 Lousiana St., Houston, TX 77002
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
1235 N Loop W, Ste 1020, Houston, TX 77008
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4100, Houston, TX 77056
212 Stratford St, Houston, TX 77006
3010 Engelke St, Suite 3, Houston, TX 77003
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
1001 West Loop S, Suite 809, Houston, TX 77027
336 1/2 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
700 Louisiana St., Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
4115 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003
4265 San Felipe St, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77027
PO Box 33, Sugar Land, TX 77487
5600 NW Central Dr, Suite 100B, Houston, TX 77092
609 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77007
111 West 15th Street, Houston, TX 77008
Texas 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