Top Angleton, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2019 Washington Ave, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77009
4915 Holly Ave, Pasadena, TX 77503
2211 Norfolk, Suite 735, Houston, TX 77098
300 Main St., Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
345 Commerce Green Blvd, Suite 200, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1401 Richmond Avenue, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77006
7070 Knights Court, Suite 604, Missouri City, TX 77459
4900 Fournace Pl, Suite 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
800 Sawyer St., Houston, TX 77007
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25511 Budde Rd, Suite 2801, Spring, TX 77380
2500 Tanglewilde, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77063
1111 N Loop W, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77008
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77010
701 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 425, Houston, TX 77024
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002
1001 West Loop S, Suite 809, Houston, TX 77027
1201 South Shepherd, Houston, TX 77019
336 1/2 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
300 Main Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
801 Travis St., Suite 2101 PMB 1440, Houston, TX 77002
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609 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007
2500 E T C Jester Blvd, Suite 264, Houston, TX 77008
Angleton 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