Top Angleton, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4615 Southwest Freeway, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77027
1415 Louisiana Street, 18th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
1207 S Shepherd St, Houston, TX 77019
440 Louisiana St, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77002
99 Detering, Houston, TX 77007
19855 Southwest Freeway, Suite 330, Sugar Land, TX 77479-6537
405 Main St, Suite 602, Houston, TX 77002
2180 North Loop West Freeway, Suite 550, Houston, TX 77018
800 Capitol St, Suite 2400, Houston, TX 77002
600 Travis Street, Suite 7500, Houston, TX 77002
1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5900, Houston, TX 77002
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Suite 1045, Sugar Land, TX 77478
518 9th Ave N, Suite 9, Texas City, TX 77590
1301 McKinney St, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77010
405 Main Street, Suite 910, Houston, TX 77002
318 N Main St, Conroe, TX 77301
4615 Southwest Fwy, Suite 820, Houston, TX 77027
1800 Augusta Dr, Ste 300, Houston, TX 77057
1235 North Loop W, Suite 1020, Houston, TX 77008
1065 Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77055
4101 Washington Ave, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77007
333 Simonton St, Suite 200, Conroe, TX 77301
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440 Louisiana St, Suite 905, Houston, TX 77002
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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