Top Texas City, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
600 Travis St, Suite 2350, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin Street, Fourth Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1415 N Loop W Fwy, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77008
609 Bradford Ave. Suite 207, Kemah, TX 77565
103 W Phillips St, Conroe, TX 77301
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77010
5300 Memorial Dr., Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
440 Louisiana St Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Texas City, TX
4545 Bissonnet St, Suite 293, Bellaire, TX 77401
3707 Cypress Creek Pkwy., Suite 400, Houston, TX 77068
215 E Galveston St, League City, TX 77573
1800 West Loop South, Suite 1110, Houston, TX 77027
7915 Cypress Creek Pkwy, Suite 118, Houston, TX 77070
322 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301
1813 61st Street, Suite 101, Galveston, TX 77551
4008 Vista Rd, 100-A, Pasadena, TX 77504
1512 Center St, Suite 430, Houston, TX 77007
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77007
405 Main St, Suite 602, Houston, TX 77002
2180 North Loop West Freeway, Suite 550, Houston, TX 77018
16156 El Camino Real, #349, Houston, TX 77062
811 Main St, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana Ste 200, Houston, TX 77002
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