Top Aldine, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478
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917 Franklin Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002-1764
11971 N GRand Pkwy E, Ste 200, New Caney, TX 77357
14201 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
Pennzoil Place, 700 Milam Street, Suite 1300, PMB 106, Houston, TX 77002
440 Louisiana St, Suite 580, Houston, TX 77002
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX 77002
2004 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
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4801 Woodway Dr, Ste 300W., Houston, TX 77056
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811 Main Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002-4499
2500 East T.C. Jester Blvd., Suite 247, Houston, TX 77008
3017 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77009
2500 East TC Jester Boulevard, Suite 290, Houston, TX 77008
5206 Irvington Blvd., Suite D., Houston, TX 77009
118 West Pauline, Conroe, TX 77301
4615 Southwest Freeway, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77027
1415 Louisiana Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6700, Houston, TX 77002
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609 Main Street, 40th Floor, Houston, TX 77006
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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