Top Atascocita, TX Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1545 Heights Boulevard, Suite #100, Houston, TX 77008
1790 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 500, The Woodlands, TX 77380
3010 Engelke St, Houston, TX 77003
One Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77046
719 59th St, Galveston, TX 77551
909 Fannin St, Suite 2700, Houston, TX 77010
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046
2219 Sawdust Rd, Suite 201, Spring, TX 77380
1300 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 650, Houston, TX 77056
700 Louisiana, Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002
2000 West Loop South, Suite 1850, Houston, TX 77027
322 Metcalf St, Conroe, TX 77301
228 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006-3222
3730 Kirby Dr, Ste 1120, PO Box 29, Angleton, TX 77516
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4300, Houston, TX 77002
2225 County Rd 90, Suite 109, Pearland, TX 77047
1210 W. Clay, Suite 12, Houston, TX 77019
1000 Louisiana St, Suite 3850, Houston, TX 77002
6161 Savoy Drive, Suite 1116, Houston, TX 77036
University Park, 15150 Middlebrook Drive, Houston, TX 77058
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6400, Houston, TX 77002
717 Texas Ave, Suite 2100, Houston, TX 77002
1001 McKinney Street, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77002
3701 Kirby Dr, Suite 1184, Houston, TX 77098
3040 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77056
Atascocita 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