Top Wallis, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
515 N. Velasco St., Angleton, TX 77516
4001 North Shepherd Drive, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77018
The Lyric Centre, 440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
3730 Kirby Drive, River Oaks Tower, Suite 750, Houston, TX 77098
4265 San Felipe St, Ste. 700, Houston, TX 77027
6710 Stewart Road, Suite 300, Galveston, TX 77551
1545 Heights Boulevard, Suite #100, Houston, TX 77008
700 Louisiana, Suite 2350, Houston, TX 77002
220 N Thompson St, Suite 202, Conroe, TX 77301
300 Main St., Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1221 McKinney, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77010
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1210 West Clay Street, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
2019 Washington Ave, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77009
6750 West Loop South, Suite 845, Bellaire, TX 77401
200 S 10th St, Richmond, TX 77469
7324 Southwest Freeway, Suite 1466, Houston, TX 77074
5300 Memorial Dr, Suite #750, Houston, TX 77007
2425 Fountain View, Ste. 300, Houston, TX 77057
440 Louisiana, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin St, Suite 510, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
3700 North Main Street, Houston, TX 77009
Wallis 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