Top Aldine, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
14411 Cornerstone Village, Houston, TX 77014
3730 Kirby Dr, Ste 1120, PO Box 29, Angleton, TX 77516
1000 Louisiana St, Suite 3850, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4300, Houston, TX 77002
4801 Woodway Dr, Ste 300W., Houston, TX 77056
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
845 Texas Ave, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
704 N. Thompson St., Suite 157, Conroe, TX 77301
1207 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77019
2425 Fountain View, Ste. 300, Houston, TX 77057
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
1412 Stonehollow Dr, Ste. B, Humble, TX 77339
1001 Fannin, Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77002
917 Franklin, Suite 230, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana St, Suite 4520, Houston, TX 77002
7322 Southwest Fwy, 1-0630M, Houston, TX 77074
200 S 10th St, Richmond, TX 77469
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77056
440 Lousiana St., Houston, TX 77002
300 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
811 Main Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX 77002-6117
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
Aldine 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