Top Angleton, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5206 Irvington Blvd., Suite D., Houston, TX 77009
811 Main Street, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77002
6021 Navigation, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77011
118 West Pauline, Conroe, TX 77301
318 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
2000 Bering, Suite 850, Houston, TX 77057
1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
3401 Allen Pkwy, Suite 101, Houston, TX 77019
550 Westcott St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
4265 San Felipe Street, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77027
9307 Broadway St, Suite 303, Pearland, TX 77584
5100 Westheimer Rd., Suite 105, Houston, TX 77056
1221 McKinney, Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77010
2180 N Loop W, Suite 520, Houston, TX 77018
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
2200 Space Park Dr, Suite 210, Houston, TX 77058
1401 Richmond Avenue, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77006
430 Highway 6 South, Suite 215, Houston, TX 77079
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 201, Spring, TX 77380
1533 W Alabama St, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
25911 Oak Ridge Dr., Spring, TX 77380
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 650, Houston, TX 77056
16635 Spring Cypress Rd, #2932, Cypress, TX 77410
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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